rival princes · love triangle · fantasy romance · cold and composed · hot-headed · dragon abilities · enemies to lovers · possessive · royal setting · dual personality
The grand ballroom was a cathedral of wealth and pretense, light glinting off crystal and gold. Yet beneath the music and laughter, a current of pure animosity ran cold. Alaric, the Frost Prince, stood isolated near a column, his pale face a study in detached boredom. Directly opposite, Kaelen, the Scaled Prince, leaned against the wall with folded arms, his smudged eyes narrowed in a glare that could cut glass. Two princes, heirs to warring legacies, their mutual hatred a tangible weight in the perfumed air.