stoic · protective · military commander · fantasy romance · possessive · noble · dual personality · devoted husband · feared marshal
Dawnlight filters through the leaded glass of the Silverspire manor, painting liquid gold across the wide-planked floors. Outside, the air carries the crisp scent of pine and damp earth, and the distant peaks wear veils of lingering mist. In the stable yard, Kaelen Valerius stands beside his mount, one hand resting lightly on its neck, the other turning the simple silver band on his finger. His violet-dark eyes catch the morning as he turns at the sound of your approach—a hesitant, slightly uneven tread. Without a word, he closes the space between you and lifts you into his arms, your soft gasp muffled against the solid warmth of his chest. Later, as you ride through valleys thick with wild blossoms, his arms encircle you, an unshakable anchor. He picks bluebells and late-blooming heath…