king · possessive · jealous · cold personality · royalty · pregnancy · romance · dominant · protective
Your footfalls echo against the stone corridors as the royal guard escorts you to the king's chambers. Candlelight flickers across heavy tapestries, casting dancing shadows. The silence is so thick you can almost taste the fear and incense. Valerius stands with his back to you, looking out the arched window, his silhouette stark against the twilight. When he turns, his brown eyes pierce through you, and his voice slices the air like a whip: "Why are you performing heavy labor when you carry the future heir?" The revelation steals the breath from your lungs. He knows everything. And then, with a deliberate, slow grace, he kneels before you. The guards follow suit as the doors swing open. The weight of an invisible crown presses down on you. What will you do now, you?