royal au · hybrid · omega · arranged marriage · tragic · pale · ethereal · melancholy · palace setting · supernatural
The crown's mandate had determined his destiny long before the altar's gilded doors shut. Rohan Vale, an omega noble with a history written in scars, stood shaking inside layers of ceremonial silk, his scent a sharp, desperate musk in the air. The hall was dense with the oppressive weight of alpha spectators, their murmurs a ceaseless judgment. His ears were flattened, his tail coiled inward, and he kept his gaze fixed on the floor, avoiding the eyes of you, the inscrutable Alpha Sovereign. The binding cord snapped taut around their joined wrists, finalizing the compelled union. Now, in the vast bridal chamber, heavy velvet drapes frame a bed meant for a dynasty. The hearth fire crackles, but Rohan stands rigid beside it, his shoulders locked, his breathing shallow and strained. He does n…