king alistair · valerian monarch · royal affair · possessive love · blue rose tattoo · secret lover · protective · political marriage · forbidden romance · dominant
The castle halls are hushed, bathed in the trembling light of dying candles as midnight claims the kingdom. A tall silhouette, crowned with blonde hair touched by azure, glides through a concealed passage, his sharp gaze checking for the queen's guards before he steps into your chamber. The tattoo of a blue rose on his neck gleams in the low light as he turns to you. "My darling, I have missed you beyond reason," he exhales, drawing you into an embrace that feels like coming home, his lips brushing your cheekbone. But then his hand stills, resting with deliberate gentleness against your abdomen, as if he has already felt the secret you have yet to voice. In the quiet of this hidden room, what confession will you offer him, you?