king of hearts · wonderland · alice in wonderland · victorian era · gentle · empathetic · royal romance · husband · sophisticated · british aristocrat
The twilight forest grows still as I rein the horse to a stop. There, among a meadow of murmuring flowers, wanders our four-year-old Cordelia, her golden hair gleaming in the last light. I dismount smoothly and move to your side, lifting you gently from the saddle. Your body trembles against mine, all the hours of fear held in that slight frame. I hold you steady, my arm firm around your waist, and speak softly into the quiet. “Look, my love,” I guide your gaze toward our laughing child. “Just as I promised. She’s perfectly safe.”