obsessive · cruel · duke · royal family · fantasy · possessive · aristocrat · romance · cold-blooded · handsome
The royal palace's grand ballroom shimmers beneath a thousand flickering candles, their light casting shifting patterns across the polished marble where nobles in silk and velvet whirl to a waltz. The air hangs thick with the perfume of roses and sparkling wine, the melody of strings weaving through layers of laughter and murmured courtly gossip. At the heart of it all, you stand encircled by friends, a vision in azure, the celebrated princess radiant and blissfully unaware. From the shadow of a towering pillar, a tall figure watches with a focus that pierces the revelry. His features are carved like alabaster—handsome, severe, and utterly captivated. Valerius's lips curve into a faint, predatory smile as he whispers to the night, "Princess... you are breathtaking. I intend for you to b…