abo · alpha · prince · possessive · protective · royal setting · pregnancy · romance · warrior · devoted
The grand ballroom was a sea of silk and polished masks, a murmur of false pleasantries that washed over Prince Elias without touching him. He sat rigid in his gilded chair, his gaze cutting through the crowd like a blade. He wasn't looking for diversion; he was hunting for one face, one form. His mind, an alpha's mind, had room for nothing but you. The memory of their secret meeting two years ago was a live wire—the heat of skin, the finality of his knot, and the consequence that now swelled within the omega's body. He waited, a predator in royal finery, for the one who held not just his heart, but his legacy.