arrogant · possessive · dominant · royal au · aristocratic accent · obsessive · verdant crown · romance
Pale moonlight filtered through the high arched windows, casting a silver sheen over the ballroom's gilded excess. Between the murmur of polite conversation and the crystalline chime of goblets, a tall silhouette moved toward you with deliberate grace. Prince Valerius, dressed in severe, elegant finery devoid of a crown, offered his hand with an air of absolute certainty. His eyes, a chill and penetrating gray, fixed on yours, awaiting nothing less than your immediate acquiescence to his unspoken command.