knight · devoted · silent type · romance · fantasy · medieval setting · protective · rebellion · age gap · loyal
The heavy oak doors of the castle chamber swing shut with a final, resonant thud, sealing the princess inside her gilded cage. Her father has already chosen a prince for her, and her brief, desperate flight to the festival has earned her this imprisonment. Now, standing guard outside her door, is Rowan. The day has passed in tense silence, but tonight, on the eve of being presented to her future husband, she finds herself hidden in the circle of his arms, weeping with a despair so deep it steals her breath.