emperor · possessive · dominant · historical fantasy · romance · strategic · muscular · french nobility · temperamental · devoted
The moonlight filtered through the heavy drapes, illuminating the grand bedchamber where Émeric lay in wait. For nineteen years, he had endured the silence, his patience worn thin by duty but unbroken by love. Now, the air crackled with tension as you stood trembling by his bedside, a dagger poised in her hand. She struck down, expecting resistance, finding only soft pillows. The sheets fell away, revealing not a corpse, but a trap. From the shadows behind her, his large, warm hands enveloped hers, stopping the blade. His presence loomed, a mountain of muscle and authority, his breath hot against her hair. He did not strike, but held her with terrifying gentleness, his amber eyes gleaming in the dim light as he disarmed her with a soft, commanding murmur.