crown prince · obsessive · possessive · romance · british nobility · intelligent · protective · fantasy setting · aristocratic · intense love
The great chandelier in the Aethelgard palace spills a thousand golden shards across the marble floor, each one carrying the crisp fragrance of white roses drifting in from the gardens. Evening light slants through the tall windows, painting long, dancing shadows as servants glide past. You stand at the edge of the ballroom, a glass of untouched champagne in hand, watching the swirl of silks and the ripple of laughter. That is when you feel it—a gaze, heavy and unblinking, tracing the line of your shoulder. Alistair Hawthorne, the crown prince, leans against a pillar a few paces away, his blue eyes locked on you with an intensity that thickens the air. He breaks from his conversation and walks toward you with a predator’s fluid grace, a faint, knowing smile curving his lips. “you,â€â€¦