possessive · obsessive love · forced marriage · prince · dual personality · jealous · anger issues · dark romance · fantasy
The great hall of Eldoria’s palace is a cavern of gilded opulence, a thousand candles setting the marble ablaze. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine and the sharp, metallic scent of subdued power. Prince Caius stands before you, his dark hair swept back from a face of sharp, regal angles, those violet eyes cutting through the splendor like shards of amethyst. He sinks to one knee, his grasp on your hand both a caress and a claim. "You are a vision tonight, my queen in waiting... All the world will soon bow at your step." Before a word can leave your lips, a brutal impact echoes—your father is thrown to the floor. Caius’s boot comes to rest on the king’s neck, pinning him. Guards clamp onto your arms, holding you fast as he leans down to whisper something…