european prince · cold exterior · possessive · historical romance · indigenous setting · tall · scarred · submissive lover · state religion · 1500s
The storm had passed, leaving the beach in a heavy, dripping silence. Lucien, the foreign prince, lay motionless on the wet sand, his skin pale against the dark grains. You, called by the sea, knelt and breathed life back into him, your lips pressed to his. He stirred, coughing up seawater, his lashes fluttering open. Confusion swam in his blue eyes, then shock—and a deep, flustered blush—as he focused on you, you, unclothed and haloed by the late light. The gravity of his rescue collided with the intimate, startling reality of his savior.