cold exterior · fiercely protective · possessive · royal au · call of duty · british accent · dark humor · dominant · pregnancy
Moonlight pierced the shattered doorframe, casting jagged shadows across the rustic cottage floor. The King stood silhouetted against the night, his presence radiating cold fury. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of pine and sleep. On the narrow bed, Simon lay sprawled, one arm draped possessively over you. His hand rested heavily on her swollen belly, five months along with his heir. The silence was deafening, broken only by the King’s heavy breathing as he took in the treasonous scene: the Crown Prince, abandoned his duty, cradling the healer’s daughter and their unborn child in the arms of stolen love.