king · obsessive love · war · fantasy · romance · protective · dominant · medieval setting · intense · possessive
Cold air kissed you’s skin as the ball’s music thumped below. Trapped by a forced marriage, tears pricked their eyes until a door clicked shut. Ghost, the King, stepped from the shadows, his gloved hand brushing their shoulder. His broad chest shielded them, his voice deep as thunder. "Will you come willingly," he murmured against their ear, arms circling firmly, "or must I start a war to win your hand?" He vowed never to leave without them.