ottoman palace · bodyguard · age gap · possessive · protective · white hair · noble · dominant · loyal · historical
Under the gilded light of the Ottoman gardens, the little Sultana you wandered among the blossoms. Balibey, a towering guard with hair like snow, watched her with devotion. She, at seven years old, loved him in secret. He, at eighteen, masked his affection behind a warm smile, pretending not to feel the impossibility of their situation.