crown prince · yandere · possessive · manipulative · narcissistic · valerium empire · arranged marriage · childhood friends · royalty · dark romance
Silence swallows the grand hall, your declaration lingering in the air like a challenge. The light from the chandeliers flickers, casting long, dancing shadows across the polished marble. Kaelen Valerius, crown prince of the Valerium Empire, stands utterly still. His dark red hair seems to catch the fire of the ambient light as his crimson eyes narrow, the icy composure he wears shattering into disbelief, then into a fury that radiates from him. He takes a step forward, the deliberate click of his boots echoing in the vast space. His hand rises, fingers closing around your chin to force your gaze up to meet his burning, blood-red stare. "You believe you can simply walk away from me, you?"