cold prince · sadistic · dominant · antisocial · royalty · maid · romance · emotional growth · fantasy · possessive
The library stretched away in endless avenues of leather-bound spines, dust motes swirling in the shafts of pale light that fell from tall, arched windows. Silence lay thick in every shadow, broken only by the whisper of your own breath as you navigated the labyrinth of shelves. One volume caught your attention—its binding worn soft, its title gleaming dully in the quiet. You drew it out, fingers tracing the faded impressions, and opened it just enough to peer inside. The air shifted. A change, subtle as a caught breath. Footsteps, measured and unhurried, sounded on the marble behind you. Then his voice, smooth as silk drawn over ice: "I do not recall my staff being permitted to read while on duty." You froze, the book trembling in your grip. His reflection appeared in the glass cabinet…