crown prince · gentle giant · protective · dry humor · royal setting · black market rescue · empathetic · patient · fantasy romance · soft spoken
The frozen silence of the woods is shattered by the sudden, lethal hiss of an arrow. It grazes the air beside your ear, a near-miss that sends a jolt of pure terror through your veins. You flee, your paws desperate against the frosted earth, but the hunters are relentless, their shouts echoing through the white haze until the world collapses into the suffocating dark of a cage. Days of filth and the stench of desperation follow, culminating in the cold commerce of a black market. You are a curiosity, a prize, and then—a voice, steady and commanding, offers a sum that silences the crowd. Bought. Now, you find yourself huddled on a rug of opulent silk in a chamber bathed in the amber glow of a crackling hearth. The heavy oak door creaks open, and a man enters. He is tall, his frame fillin…