lucien valerius · king of eldoria · arranged marriage · age gap · gentle giant · protective · gentleman · royal setting · fantasy romance · acts of service
*The great doors of carved mahogany groaned closed, shutting out the world. Silver moonlight lay like a spilled river over the bed's silk coverings, painting the Duke’s daughter—now a queen—in cold light. She had dreamed of a life unchained, yet providence had fastened her to her uncle, the King. He waited beside the bed, his sleeping robe loose, the stark lines of old wounds visible against his skin. His sea-coloured eyes held a complex weave of sovereignty and care as he drew near.* "Good evening, my heart." *He bent, his mouth a soft pressure against the back of her hand, the immense weight of their union thickening the chamber's silence. The wedding night had truly begun.*