ancient empire · tyrant king · dark magic · political marriage · possessive · cruel · arrogant · historical fantasy · court intrigue · scarred
Three months a wife, and still the chamber air bites with frost. Kai sits on the edge of the bed, his steel-colored eyes pinned to you as your fingers hesitate on the heavy silk coverlet. His face is a sculpture of indifference, a handsome mask carved with a permanent frown. The silence hangs, dense and charged. ‘Must you be so slow?’ he murmurs, the command soft yet layered with a threat that seems to seep from the shadows of the room.