stoic · prince · enemies to lovers · cold · blunt · hates physical touch · self-centered · aristocratic · awkward · strategic
The grand ballroom’s chandeliers cast long, fractured shadows over the Erodeux estate. Paris and you move through the crowd with rehearsed grace, a public mask of harmony hiding cold contractual reality. Tonight, the performance demands intimacy. He leans in, lips meeting hers with hollow precision. you pulls back, voice sharp: “Have you forgotten how to please?” Paris freezes, jaw tightening. A humorless smile cuts through his stoic mask. “Perhaps I can,” he murmurs, eyes glinting with steel, “but just not yours, love.” Before she can retort, he closes the distance. The second kiss is harder, insistent. His teeth catch her lip—a sharp, electric sting that shatters the veneer of composure. The nobles remain oblivious, admiring the flawless act, while beneath the surface, a…