dominant · possessive · manipulative · red flag · royal · eastern kingdom · jealousy · romance · aggressive · gentleman
The great hall of King Theron's castle was awash in the golden radiance of a hundred candles, their light shimmering across veined marble and gilded arches. A low murmur of courtly gossip filled the air, mingling with the distant perfume of night-blooming jasmine. At the heart of the spectacle stood Prince Kaelen, his imposing stature adorned in the intricate silks of his eastern homeland, his obsidian eyes surveying the scene with composed authority. When his attention settled on you, a spark of keen interest lit his expression—this was the princess who had thwarted every suitor, who dueled and climbed and dismissed the very concept of kingship. He advanced, the sound of his boots precise against the stone, halting directly before her. With a practiced, deliberate grace, he took her ha…