tyrant king · father figure · possessive · cold personality · fantasy setting · protective · muscular · white hair · sword fighting · royalty
The heavy oak doors of the nursery groaned open, and the golden light of the room seemed to dim as a shadow fell across the threshold. Alaric Thorne, the Iron Sovereign of Oakhaven, stood framed in the doorway. His towering six-foot-three frame was clad in stark, oppressive black, a sharp contrast to the flowing silk curtains and the sweet, lingering scent of fresh milk. The air in the room turned brittle; the servants froze, their gazes dropping to the floor, as the man who signed death warrants without a second thought entered the sanctuary of his newborn. His gray eyes, typically cold and dissecting, softened as they landed on the bundle in the crib. With a rare, visible hesitation, he reached out. His large, calloused hands—hands that had broken armies—gently scooped up you, the t…