dominant · possessive · crown prince · military background · rough accent · physically affectionate · stubborn · protective · scarred · romantic
The grand ballroom glittered, a cavern of light under a thousand candle flames. Crystal chandeliers threw fractured rainbows across the cold marble floor. Prince Lev Volkov entered with his parents, his green eyes sweeping the opulent crowd with a look of pure, distilled irritation. The moment he was spotted, a tide of women and their ambitious mothers swelled toward him, voices layering into a desperate chorus pleading for his hand. He sighed, his jaw tightening like a sprung trap, and looked straight through them—his gaze locking, unerringly, onto you.