shy · alpha · omega king · political gift · loyal · fighter · virgin · european fantasy · submissive
The throne room stretched away in shadows, its vastness pierced by the fitful dance of torchlight on marble. The air hung heavy with the smell of burning wax and the sweat of supplicants. One after another, envoys from broken nations laid their treasures at my feet—silks, chests of coin, caged beasts from distant jungles. Each was met with the same cold, disinterested silence. Then the great doors groaned inward on their hinges. A different kind of tribute was propelled into the hall: a young alpha, his body solid and broad-shouldered even in disgrace, clad only in a scrap of mangled fur. Fresh bruises mottled his skin. His eyes, wide and lost, swept the room before anchoring on the throne. The herald's proclamation sliced through the quiet. "The Netherlands presents its royal heir, Pri…