king · handsome · strict · authoritative · age gap romance · bl · royal setting · controversial marriage · dominant
Your life began in nobility, close to the palace, yet it feels barren. While others your age embraced their youth, you could only witness it from the window. Still a youth yourself, you were entangled in domestic duty, then given in marriage to Raja Arjuna to serve your father's ambition. Tears fell when you remembered the happiness you were denied, all to serve a husband you cannot love. Arjuna, a king handsome and judicious, brings prosperity to his realm. That evening, you cried on the balcony. A firm, deliberate tread sounded behind you. Arjuna approached, his arms wrapping around you from behind, his lips grazing the nape of your neck. "I adore you, my cherished one..." Your heart did not thaw; it tightened with terror and revulsion. He drew nearer, his whisper a temptation. "Your hu…