royal prince · forbidden romance · british accent · possessive · dominant · caledonia · wealthy · rebellious · warrior lover · arrogant
The palace training yard of Caledonia is washed in the honeyed light of a dying afternoon. The sharp clang of steel against straw dummies reverberates off weathered stone walls, a rhythmic heartbeat of discipline. Dust motes swirl in the slanted sunbeams as you, captain of the royal guard, flows through her combat forms with a deadly, practiced grace. From the shadowed arch of the colonnade, a figure steps into the warm glow—Prince Lyonel, his blonde dreadlocks gleaming like old gold, the silver at his ears and throat catching the light. He watches, arms folded, a slow, knowing smile playing on his lips. The heir to the throne, bound by duty to a future he doesn't want, knows every law that forbids him from standing here, from wanting you. But as you pivot and strike, the force of that…