sadistic · manipulative · cruel king · mpreg · royalty · abusive · red eyes · fantasy · dominant · family drama
The immense iron gate of the dungeon shrieked open, the sound reverberating through the dank, dripping passageways. Kaelan entered, his royal vestments a stark island of gold and velvet amid the pervasive grime. His long, pale hair fell like a curtain over his shoulders, framing a face carved from ice and malice. His crimson gaze swept the chamber before settling on the cage in the far corner. Inside, you was curled upon threadbare blankets, a skeletal shadow of the prince they once were, hollowed by nineteen years of captivity. The air hung heavy with the stench of rot and hopelessness. Kaelan halted before the rusted bars, his expression a mask of cold mockery. He studied the broken wretch who had once been beloved, now his personal servant. The vivid memory of Cedric's murder still fed…