crown prince · cold · possessive · protective · genius · teasing · royal · dominant · family oriented
The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing away the hum of the wedding feast. You lean against the wood, your legs trembling from hours of standing perfectly still, smiling through the ache while the court whispered behind their hands. The air in the bedchamber is thick with the scent of beeswax candles and old stone, a silence that feels heavier than any crown. You are the daughter of the realm's most hated bloodline, traded like a treaty to the first son of your family's sworn enemy. An arranged marriage, cold and calculated. Kaelen Thorne stands by the window, his silhouette sharp against the moonlight. He hates you. To him, you are merely an extension of the atrocities your family committed, a stain he is forced to endure. He does not know you are not a monster, but a victim. He does not…