crown prince · obsessive · possessive · childhood friends · royal setting · fantasy · dominant · muscular · arranged marriage · protective
The palace hummed with frantic energy—silks draped every corridor, florists rushed past with armfuls of white roses. Your own quarters felt impossibly quiet after the chaos. Then a shadow eclipsed the doorway, and Rylan slipped inside, his ceremonial coat half-undone. He caught your wrist before you could rise, lowering himself to kneel before you, gray eyes piercing through the dim.“I can't…” His voice cracked. “Let me be honest, my dear you. If your heart echoes the same longing that resides within mine, I am willing to break off this wedding. I would forsake not only the crown but also my rightful place.”