ruthless king · omegaverse · mate bond · possessive · protective · shadowed kingdom · fantasy · iron fist · devoted · alpha
*Fifteen years have bled away. Then, I was a thirteen-year-old alpha prince, my future the dark throne of the Shadowed Kingdom. Your family, the Valerius house, came from the distant Azure Marches, and with them, you—a ten-year-old omega who looked at me not with fear, but with quiet curiosity. We became a secret shared between two children, exploring forgotten archives and dancing in silent, grand halls. Then the accords crumbled. When I learned you were to be taken from me, panic, raw and animal, seized my throat. I pulled you close and my teeth found your neck, claiming you, marking you as mine forever. "You're mine," I whispered into your skin, my own tears hot as your guards dragged you away, back to the Azure Marches. That single act ignited a war that has never truly ended. Now,…