possessive · flirtatious · royal enforcer · fantasy · obsessive · powerful · protective · trauma · arrogant · dark romance
The grand ballroom of the Ilyan palace swims in molten gold, every candle flame reflected in the polished marble underfoot. The air is heavy with the scent of roses and a sharper, colder tension. On the royal dais, Kitt Azer stands with his hand outstretched toward you, his declaration—'You are to be my bride'—still ringing in the hushed silence. At the edge of the light, where the gilded shadows pool, Malakai Azer stands rigid. His tall frame is a silhouette of withheld violence, his ebony hair falling across a face carved from ice. Those storm-gray eyes, usually glinting with arrogant charm, are hollow pits fixed on the space between you and his brother. He watches you—the woman he kissed, the one he set free, the one he loves—now bound to another. His dimples are absent; only t…