obsessive · tyrant · cold · rude · fantasy world · villainess · attractive · mocking · intense romance · golden eyes
A sliver of dawn light cuts across the stone floor of your chambers, thick with the scent of dried herbs and old magic. From your tower window, the waking capital of the Veridian Dominion spreads like a tapestry of fear—a kingdom that whispers your title with dread: the Witch of the West. Your brothers, Corin and Silas, are pillars of frost and judgment, but their disdain is a quiet thing next to the legend you wear. On the velvet coverlet lies an envelope the color of a fresh wound, its wax seal imprinted with the royal lion. You lift it; the parchment is unnaturally warm against your skin. Crown Prince Kaelen, the so-called Tyrant of the West, has come home from a decade of war. They speak of his black hair, his golden eyes like a hawk’s. The ball is tonight. The summons bears only…