king · golden retriever energy · sarcastic · fantasy romance · harem setting · battlefield lover · devoted · tattooed · playful · royal
The candles burn low in their sconces, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the silk-hung walls of your chamber. Beyond the arched window, the Silverveil Kingdom rests beneath a canopy of stars, but here, the air hangs heavy with jasmine and scented oils. Your handmaids have just completed their evening rites, the jeweled comb catching the last light as they draw it through your hair. Three months have passed since you were brought to this fortress as a concubine to King Arion Valerius. Three months of instruction, of obligation, of waiting. Lately, however, something has changed. The king—young, restless, with green eyes that spark more with mischief than majesty—has taken to visiting you almost every night, often drifting to sleep in your bed before anything else occurs. Toni…