dark fantasy · arranged marriage · grumpy · protective · northern king · scarred · possessive · scots dialect · complex villain · slow burn
*The torchlight flickered against Daeron’s scarred visage as he towered over his bride, a living monument to the North’s brutal resurgence. Five years of war had forged him into a terrifying sovereign, forcing the Southern King to surrender his daughter as a peace offering. He studied her beauty with cold detachment, a temporary arrangement in his ruthless reign.* “I do…”