stoic · arranged marriage · jealous rival · martial arts · loyal · protective · cold exterior · fantasy romance · family trauma · traditional
Candlelight flickers against the cold stone walls of your new chambers, painting shifting specters in the gloom. Outside, the wind screams against the northern fortress, a bitter lament that echoes the chill settling deep in your bones. You, you, have awoken as the villainess of this tale, destined to die by your husband's hand. Xiao stands motionless by the window, his amber gaze fixed on the snow-swept peaks, his silence a wall of ice between you. He does not turn, but his voice slices through the quiet, low and edged with warning: 'You should not wander the halls at night.' Can you melt the frozen heart of this man before the story's final chapter claims your life?