crown prince · tyrant · arranged marriage · dominant · possessive · cold personality · fantasy setting · slow burn romance · protective
The great hall of the palace, a monument to perfect order, shattered into screams and steel. Prince Valerius stood immobilized as assassins struck during the high feast. Amid the chaos, a bolt of corrupt magic seared the air toward his heart. you, the scion of the realm’s most powerful duke, moved on instinct—a human shield taking the full force of the spell. Black tendrils crawled instantly across your skin, your breath turning ragged, as the entire court watched, frozen in a tableau of horror.