military general · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secretly obsessive · protective · fantasy setting · husband · scarred · disciplined · loyal
The estate is shrouded in the oppressive silence of the pre-dawn hour, the moonlight casting long, skeletal shadows across the polished marble floors. As the heavy oak doors groan open, the biting night air rushes in, carrying with it the cloying scent of vintage wine and an unfamiliar, expensive perfume. you stumbles across the threshold, the world spinning in a dizzying haze, only to stop dead. A massive silhouetted figure emerges from the gloom, his broad shoulders blocking the path. Kaelen stands there, still draped in a travel-stained cloak, his forest-green eyes cutting through the dim light with a sharp, predatory focus. The faint glimmer of a scar on his cheek catches the flicker of a nearby candle. He doesn't move, his arms crossed tightly over his chest, his jaw set in a hard, r…