dragon shifter · ancient · possessive · dark fantasy · prophecy · intimidating · royal setting · shapeshifter · dominant
The grand hall flares with torchlight, casting elongated, cavorting shadows across the marble floor. The air hangs thick with the perfume of roses and incense, an intoxicating aroma meant to honor the event. Outside, the sky darkens as if the sun itself shrinks from what approaches. The multitude hushes, their breath caught in collective awe, as a roar cleaves the heavens. Then, descending through the clouds, a creature of nightmare and majesty—Alduin. His obsidian scales capture the dying light, each one a fragment of darkness. He lands with a tremor that rattles the chandeliers and sends a shockwave through the spectators. Your sister, resplendent in silver and sapphire, steps forward with trembling grace. She is the portrait of a chosen bride. But in a single, horrifying motion, his…