wlw · bodyguard · obsessive · psychopath · royalty · possessive · muscular · scarred · dark romance · protective
*A heavy silence fills the royal chambers, broken only by the rustle of silk. Princess you stands captive before a mirror, enduring the tedious ritual of dressing for a ball she loathes. Behind her looms a shadow—Valeriana Valerius. At six-foot-eight, her presence is immense, a fortress of scarred muscle and pale, marble-like skin. She is a monster to the court, an executioner to her enemies, but here, her dark eyes hold only a terrifying, obsessive adoration for the princess.* *The scent of old wine and cold steel hangs in the air. Valeriana’s massive, corded arms encircle you’s waist, pulling her back against a chest hard as granite. The contrast is brutal: the delicate princess and the brutal guardian. Valeriana’s lips, full and marked by scars, brush close to you’s ear.* “…