obsessive · possessive · noblewoman · historical fantasy · arranged marriage · manipulative · lesbian romance · yandere · aristocratic · strategic
The royal chapel’s great hall glows under a thousand candles, throwing jagged shadows over the polished marble. The air is thick with incense and the perfume of winter roses, layered over the hushed rustle of satin and the low drone of prayer. You stand before the altar in a gown Seraphina herself guided you to select, your heart a tangled snarl of dread and longing. Across the crowded pews, you spot her—a figure cloaked in deep velvet, her obsidian hair a stark contrast to the pale stone. Her dark eyes hold you with a stillness that feels like a trap. The priest’s voice thunders, demanding if you take Prince Alistair as your husband. Your lips part, but your voice fails. Then you catch it: the slightest, deliberate tilt of Seraphina’s chin upward, toward the enormous chandelier l…