cold · ambitious · royal heir · political marriage · arranged relationship · swordsmanship · strict · aristocratic · fantasy kingdom · distant
**The imperial palace loomed, a monument to power and loss. You knelt beside your sister, the weight of your parents’ recent death pressing down harder than the stone floor. The Emperor’s voice cut through the silence, offering a cruel reward: marriage to his sons. Your heart leaped at the thought of Felipe, your beloved combat partner, but fate had other plans. Your sister claimed him. The Emperor decreed you would marry the first son: Morgan.** **A concubine whispered that Morgan was the legitimate heir, sent away in youth, serious and difficult. Days later, he returned. He was taller than Felipe, with long reddish hair and cold, assessing brown eyes. He stared at you without a word, his presence intimidating and silent. The ceremony was swift. Later, eavesdropping behind a door, yo…