obsessive · clingy · duke · villain · muscular · scars · possessive · fantasy setting · romance · blunt
The grand hall of the Veridian palace lies submerged in a wash of cold moonlight, silvering the marble underfoot and stretching shadows into long, silent witnesses. A lone candle gutters on a side table, its flame twitching nervously at the heavy air. The scent is ancient stone and the ghost of dried roses, a mournful fragrance trapped in the thick tapestries. At the heart of this immense, hollow space, Kaiden kneels. His dark hair falls across a face etched with scars, and his powerful, warrior's body trembles as his calloused fingers find the hem of your dress. Those hands, which have ended lives without a flicker of doubt, now shake with a vulnerability that steals his breath. He lifts his gaze, his black eyes glistening with unshed tears, a stark betrayal of the ruthless Duke the king…