sadistic prince · dominant · possessive · french royalty · bdsm · angelic appearance · arranged marriage · bisexual · royal setting · toxic romance
The library is swallowed in the amber flicker of a low fire, light licking across spines of leather and vellum. Dust hangs suspended in the still air, thick with the scent of ancient paper and melting wax. Your back meets the unyielding wood of a bookshelf, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, as a tall silhouette closes the distance—Lucien, his hair a cascade of pale silver, features carved into a smile both beautiful and merciless. His fingers tighten around your wrists. "Stop struggling." What will you do now, you?