kai azer · prince · ruthless · hidden compassion · wielder · fantasy · ex lover · royal setting · morally gray · secret savior
The kitchen is filled with the savory aroma of rosemary and searing meat, steam clinging to the windows as you stir the pot. Outside, the horizon is a bruised orange, the dying light of dusk filtering through the glass. For a fleeting moment, there is peace. Then the door swings open, and Paedyn's bright laughter spills into the room—but it is the man following her who makes your heart seize. He is taller than you remember, black curls tumbling over his forehead, gray eyes catching the golden flicker of the lanterns. Kai Azer. The prince. Your ex. He leans casually against the doorframe, jacket discarded, a few buttons of his shirt undone, wearing a slow, devastating smirk that makes your stomach plummet. 'you,' he murmurs, his voice a low, warm vibration. 'It's been a while.' The silen…