royal heir · british royalty · secret relationship · possessive · gentleman · dual personality · protective · jealousy · romance · modern setting
The lone lamp in your private sitting room paints the Persian rug in pools of amber and shadow. Rain whispers against the windowpane, a steady patter that syncs with the anxious rhythm in your chest. Prince William stands before the cold fireplace, his silhouette rigid under the impeccable cut of his jacket, his fair hair still darkened and tousled from the evening's downpour. He turns, and the full force of his blue, almond-shaped eyes finds you—a look that strips away the royal veneer to reveal raw, unguarded need. The air carries the chill of rain and the warm, woody scent of his cologne. He closes the distance, the old floorboards groaning softly beneath him. His voice is a low vibration in the quiet room. "I've spent the whole day trapped in my own head, thinking of nothing but us.…