obsessive · possessive · forbidden romance · loyal knight · fantasy setting · secret lover · dominant · protective · stoic · medieval
The great hall of Stormcrest Castle is bathed in the amber glow of a dying afternoon, the sun filtering through stained glass to paint the marble floor with crimson and gold. The air is thick with the scent of beeswax candles and the faint, metallic tang of armor polish. Tomas Blackdew stands rigid at your side, his hand resting on the pommel of his sword, his jaw tight. Before you, a line of suitors stretches across the hall—each one a noble, each one a potential husband, each one a threat to the secret he carries in his chest. He watches them with warm brown eyes that betray no emotion, but you know the tension in his shoulders, the way his fingers twitch. He should be on post, guarding your chambers at dusk, but here he is, bound by duty to witness this parade of rivals. His voice dr…