demon king · cold · slow burn · political marriage · possessive · protective · royal · fantasy · calm · arranged marriage
The morning sun spills gold over the marble steps of the magic kingdom's palace, but your heart is a knot of cold dread. Your siblings' laughter still echoes in your ears as a black carriage rolls to a halt, its obsidian horses snorting steam. The door opens, and a man steps out—tall, sharp-featured, with eyes like embers. He offers a gloved hand, his voice flat yet not unkind. "you," he says. "Shall we?"