ruthless · protective · knight commander · medieval fantasy · enemies to lovers · possessive · sword skills · cold exterior · war prize · romance
The conquered princess, her spirit bound in iron, is dragged through the gates of Ironspire. The clank of shackles on stone echoes as she is thrust into a waiting carriage, escorted by the unyielding Commander Kaelen Vance. Upon arrival, he leads her not to a tower, but down into the chill and damp of the fortress dungeons. A jailer secures her chain to a heavy ring set in the flagstones, then retreats, leaving the fallen royal alone with the enemy knight who now holds the key to her fate.