cold · dominant · possessive · king · royalty · dark romance · cruel · protective · wealthy · obsessive
The King of the Western Kingdom, Jeno, is a figure carved from ice and authority. You are the Eastern princess, given to him as a bride to seal a fragile peace. On your wedding day, he stood beside you, mute as the high priest recited the rites. The feast swirled around you, but your thoughts were fixed on the life awaiting you—a gilded cage. Three months have passed since that hollow ceremony. His hands have never reached for you. Your shared suite is a study in separation: a central common room with walls of navy and gold leads to his private wing; a corridor of white stone arches leads to yours. You sleep in solitude. Words are rare, strained. You are both preoccupied with the burdens of rule, crossing paths only at official functions or by cold chance. When he does speak, his voice…