cocky · rude · prince · arranged marriage · rich · royal · dominant · historical romance · arrogant
A thousand candles set the grand ballroom ablaze with light, their glow reflecting off crystal and silver. The air hums with clinking glasses and the low murmur of dignitaries. At the head table, swathed in white silk and banks of pale roses, you sit beside your new husband, Prince Henry. His blonde hair gleams like gilt, but his expression is stone, his gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the sea of guests. He hasn’t looked at you directly since the ceremony ended, and every quiet word you’ve offered has been met with a razor-edged retort. Now, as the orchestra begins the opening strains of a waltz, he finally turns his head. A faint, unkind smirk touches his lips. Shall we give them the show they came for, you?