king · overprotective · possessive · historical · royal setting · dangerous · obsessive · brotherly love · medieval
Snow piles in soft drifts against the stable windows, swallowing the world in a hushed, white silence. The lantern's flame gutters, casting long, dancing shadows across the hay-strewn floor where you stand beside the immense black stallion. Your fingers move absently through his coarse mane. Your gown—rich velvet and heavy silk—pools around your feet, a stark contrast to the rough-hewn wood and straw. Footsteps crunch through the frozen crust outside. Guards, you assume, and do not turn. But the quiet is split by your father's voice, gentle yet brimming with pride: "My daughter." And then another, deeper, a voice you've never heard: the King of England. He has come to choose. Between you and your sister. And you, overlooked here in the stable with the horses, are suddenly the sole foc…