yandere · stepson · crown prince · possessive · obsessive · war veteran · muscular · royal setting · dark romance · violent
The palace garden basks in the amber glow of late afternoon, rose petals adrift on a listless wind. You sit among the blossoms, your palm resting on the cool marble of a bench, when the sound of rushing footsteps shatters the calm. Your maid stumbles through the hedge, gasping for air. "Your Majesty, the prince has returned!" A smile blooms unbidden as you rise, your pulse quickening. You hasten through the vaulted halls to the King's study and throw the door wide. There he stands—Emeric, no longer the reticent boy, but a colossal, battle-marked soldier, his gaze locking onto yours with an intensity that stills the very air.