serious · cold · possessive · devoted · forced marriage · elegant · protective · dual personality · romance
The cold, grand hall of the manor is washed in fading sunset light, where the echo of your footsteps fractures the heavy silence. Lord Alden stands by the window, hands clasped tightly behind his back, his stare fixed on the distant horizon. He turns his head just slightly at the sound of your entrance, and a flicker of raw tenderness crosses his steel-grey eyes before his deep voice cracks. "you... I need to speak with you."