medieval france · french prince · cold exterior · devoted husband · possessive · protective · romance · historical fiction · dual personality · royal heir
The capital is burning. English forces have shattered the city walls, leaving streets slick with blood and choked with silence. Screams tear through the air—mothers, lovers, falling. Inside the barricaded heart of the royal palace, Arran holds you against him. His green eyes, usually so cold and controlled, are wide with a raw, desperate sorrow. He presses his forehead to yours, his voice a low, trembling thread weaving through the chaos beyond the door.