king · royal husband · workaholic · devoted · fantasy · romance · possessive · family oriented · medieval setting · reconciliation
The winter forest is a tomb of silence, moonlit and bitter cold. Snow crunches underfoot as you stand in your thin sleeping gown, breath misting in the 2 AM air. Then—hoofbeats shatter the quiet. Horses and torches emerge from the dark, led by a towering figure on a white steed. King Maxwell reins in inches from you, dismounts, and drapes his warm jacket over your shoulders. His hazel eyes soften, but his voice holds a strained edge. "You ran because I was late to bed, hun." He waits, letting the cold and his presence sink in. What now, you?