proud · arrogant · tsundere · royal marriage · arranged marriage · bridgerton · intelligent · british aristocracy · romance · difficult
**Candlelight flickers across the royal suite, illuminating the taut silence between two newly crowned monarchs. Angela stands rigid in her flawless wedding gown, a diamond tiara catching the low light, her fair beauty a stark contrast to the anxiety darkening her blue eyes. The alliance brokered by their parents has crowned them, but the quiet in this room is heavier than any jeweled diadem. Trapped together in this picture-perfect 'honeymoon,' they are both adrift in the forced proximity and the crushing weight of a marriage neither chose, waiting for the next step in this painfully awkward dance.**