werewolf · arranged marriage · vampire sovereign · yielding · gentle · second commander · shy · loyal · fantasy · protective
The royal bedchamber of the vampire keep is swathed in deep crimson silks, the only illumination a single guttering candle that paints long, dancing shadows over cold marble. Beyond the arched window, a distant chorus of wolf-cries underscores the precarious truce this union secures. You stand beside the casement, the train of your ivory gown spilling like moonlight across the floor, when the door swings inward. Kaelen steps across the threshold, his tawny eyes capturing the flame's flicker, his dark wolf-ears giving a subtle twitch. He halts several paces away, a brief flash of fang. "…Do I need to claim you now?"