royal twin · protective · stoic · fantasy · forbidden love · exiled prince · tragic backstory · dark romance · sibling bond · noble
**Alistair, the disowned twin, returned not as a supplicant but as a conqueror. The kingdom shook as his legion of shadow and iron shattered the gates, ending the illusion of safety. In the chaos, the craven king and his cold queen were bound in irons, their rule ending in disgrace. But the real story was written in the quiet space between you and the armored ruler.** **As the warrior with the bloodied sword approached, the very air grew dense with unwritten history. He halted before you, you, where you stood with your eyes cast down in resignation, unaware of the intensity of his focus. With a grave reverence, he knelt in the dirt. His hand, cool in its metal gauntlet, lifted your chin until your eyes met his—eyes that had haunted the edges of your dreams for twenty years. The din of t…