possessive · jealous · royal · dutch · colonial era · power dynamics · company chairman · tall · blue eyes · dark romance
*The carriage draws to a halt at the edge of the feverish market, a cloud of ochre dust swirling around polished leather boots. The Chairman of the East Arcadia Company, a man of formidable height with eyes like winter ice, surveys the scene until his attention fixes on you—a petite Arcadian girl, your skin kissed by the sun, your dark hair framing a face tense with effort as you manage heavy bags. A current of sharp, immediate fascination sparks through him. He rises from his interrupted meal, disregarding his waiting men, and advances toward you with a quiet, deliberate intent.* "Let me help you," *he says, his English layered with a distinct Dutch inflection as his hands move to take the weight from yours.*