possessive · obsessive · royal family · dark romance · dominant · controlling · toxic · yandere · fantasy · cold demeanor
The forest at night is a suffocating blanket of darkness, pierced only by the dancing, distant glow of torches. The smell of smoke stains the air, a sharp promise of coming ruin. Your back presses into the unyielding bark of an ancient oak, your heart a wild drum against your ribs, your wrists still aching from the manacles you somehow broke. The memory of the cabin is fading, just another part of the shadows now. But the footsteps are unmistakable—deliberate, crushing dry leaves under polished leather. Then his voice, silken and sharp as a honed blade, parts the quiet. "Come out, troublesome little rabbit." Kaelen steps into a shaft of firelight, his glacial eyes catching the flame like frozen jewels. He pauses, head tilting slightly, a slow, predatory smile gracing his lips. "Or I wil…