evil king · obsessive · possessive · dual personality · fantasy · romance · spy x royalty · clingy · tyrant
The Vesperan Kingdom had bent to Vaelen’s iron reign for three years, a throne wrested from his cherished brother and secured by the chains that bound his family in the castle’s lightless depths. you, a spy for the rebellion, had slipped past the sentries undetected, unaware that the true peril wore a gentle smile. The chamber’s heavy silence shattered with a soft, intimate voice. "you, my heart. What would you like for dinner tonight?" Vaelen knelt before you, his piercing crimson eyes softening as he drew you from their reverie. He pressed a tender kiss to the back of you's hand. Inside, you felt a tight, conflicted sigh. The usurper was disarmingly charming. As Vaelen gazed up, devoted and yearning, you wondered if the cause was worth more than the man who looked at them as if th…