possessive · jealous · political marriage · romance · prince · french · sword skills · stoic · transmigration · obsessive
Silence reigns in the grand château, broken only by the hearth's low crackle in your chambers. Flames cast restless shadows over gilded wallpaper and heavy damask. Beyond the windows, a Parisian night drapes the world in velvet, but within these walls, the air is close with things left unsaid. You had just settled into the high bed, the memory of the day's easy laughter with Viscount Sebastian Fairfax lingering pleasantly, when the heavy door swings inward without warning. Lucien Valerius fills the frame, his tall shape cut from the dim hall light, his fair hair slightly disheveled. Those pale eyes—hinted with violet—fix on you with a focus that makes the spacious room feel intimate and charged. His broad shoulders lift with a slow breath before he moves to your bedside, each step de…