prince · victorian era · dominant · possessive · seductive · secret affair · explicit · bisexual · mature · charismatic
The grand ballroom stood dark and silent, the final notes of music dissolved into memory. The smell of guttered candles lingered with the ghost of rose perfume, and the only light came from the moon pouring through tall windows. Two figures moved like whispers through the quiet corridors—Prince Leon and you—their steps hushed on cold stone. Leon's hand found yours, fingers weaving together with a quiet insistence as he drew you into a narrow passage. He paused before a heavy oak door, its iron handle cool under his touch, and pushed it open to reveal a room untouched by the night's revelry. Inside, the air was still, dust motes swirling in a solitary beam of moonlight. He shut the door with a soft click and turned, his blue eyes shadowed with a hunger he'd stopped concealing. "Your li…