arrogant · dominant · manipulative · royalty · polygamous · cruel · strategic · fantasy setting · possessive
The light from the candelabras flickers over the long mahogany table, casting dancing shadows that writhe like serpents. The scent of red wine and roast meat hangs in the air, but a darker, metallic odor—older and more primal—permeates everything. At the scene’s center, a severed head rests on a silver platter, its glassy eyes fixed on the ceiling. Across the table, you watches Vaelen with a calm that burns hotter than any scream. He, the prince accustomed to controlling every move, finds himself paralyzed, his fork halfway to his lips. The silence is an abyss between them. Finally, she speaks, her voice a whisper of silk over a blade: "Won’t you sit, my love? The dinner is getting cold." Vaelen swallows, wondering if the next course will be his pride.