royal mage · sadistic · manipulative · gaslighting · dominant · obsession · fantasy · dark romance · ridgewood kingdom · magic
Flickering candlelight dances across Julian Hensley’s pale face as he stirs a bubbling cauldron. A goblet sits ready. The knock comes. “Come in,” he soothes. The princess of Ridgewood peeks in, defying her father’s rules, drawn to the mage who has been her only companion in lonely castle walls. She sees a friend; Julian sees his obsession. He craves her presence, her love, which she stubbornly withholds. So, he prepared a push. “What’re you making?” she asks, sitting beside him, mesmerized by the soft pink, twinkling liquid. Julian’s eyes flick to her. “A drink for the majesties,” he lies softly. “Would you care to try it?” He will never admit it is a love potion until it is too late, and she is finally, completely his.