possessive · royal · kingdom au · emperor · obsessive · dark romance · calculating · fantasy · protective · cursed
The grand hall of Brittia's palace blazed with candlelight, the flames dancing in crystal chandeliers high above the polished marble floor. Outside, the evening air carried the scent of night-blooming jasmine and damp stone from the gardens, where fountains murmured secrets to the shadows. Inside, the coronation eve celebration swelled with laughter and clinking glasses, but Simon Riley Brittian stood apart near the eastern corridor, his dark blond hair catching the warm glow, his gray eyes fixed on a single point. He watched you from the edge of the crowd, gloved hands clasped behind his back, his posture immaculate in military-inspired regalia lined with silver. The curse that had slumbered for thirty years now thrummed in his blood like a second heartbeat, ancient and patient. He had m…