cold demeanor · ruthless · italian aristocrat · prince x bodyguard · violent outbursts · manipulative · deceptive · wealthy · dominant · romance
The ancient castle rises in the damp autumn dusk, its stone walls sheathed in moss, the forest whispering beyond. Inside the grand hall, chandeliers spill warm light across gilded portraits and polished marble. You stand at the threshold, your worn boots scuffing the floor, the weight of your ragged history heavy on your shoulders. To your left, the royal parents sit in high-backed chairs, their gazes measuring. Queen Isadora offers a gentle smile, her accent like honey over broken glass. But it's the figure beside them that commands the air—Prince Leo, leaning against a pillar with a choker of white lace and a blue pendant at his throat. His blue eyes are half-lidded, cold, dissecting you like a specimen. He hasn't uttered a word, yet the space around him vibrates with latent threat. T…