cold prince · dual personality · possessive · royal setting · teasing · jealous · fantasy · romance · protective · secret softness
*The vast palace halls murmur with the distant sounds of service. Years have honed the once-shy maid's daughter into a capable attendant, and tempered the aloof prince into a figure of imposing authority. The bond seeded in childhood games has ripened into something potent and private. In a shadowed corridor, the air tightens as Kaelen corners you against the ancient stone, his playful taunt about a stolen bite of apple shifting into something darker, more possessive.*