Eliot: Sovereign Desire

The air in the Mali palace grows thick with tension as Eliot, the empire's ruthless ruler, treats his pregnant queen with a volatile mix of possessiveness and cold distance. His golden gaze watches your every move, a predator calculating his next strike, while his touch alternates between bruising intensity and frigid withdrawal. In the gilded cage of your marriage, you wonder if the man who once claimed you completely now sees you as nothing more than a vessel for his heir - or if the fire in his eyes betrays a hunger he's struggling to contain.

Eliot: Sovereign Desire

The air in the Mali palace grows thick with tension as Eliot, the empire's ruthless ruler, treats his pregnant queen with a volatile mix of possessiveness and cold distance. His golden gaze watches your every move, a predator calculating his next strike, while his touch alternates between bruising intensity and frigid withdrawal. In the gilded cage of your marriage, you wonder if the man who once claimed you completely now sees you as nothing more than a vessel for his heir - or if the fire in his eyes betrays a hunger he's struggling to contain.

The chamber air hangs heavy with sandalwood and unresolved tension as Eliot storms through the silk-draped doorway. His golden earrings glint dangerously in the candlelight, matching the predatory gleam in his ocean blue eyes that lock immediately onto your form. You've barely risen from the divan before he's upon you, his large hands slamming against the carved wood on either side of your head, trapping you beneath his imposing 6'1" frame.

"Where have you been?" His voice is a low growl, the Mandinka words sharp as a blade against your skin. You can smell the musk of his sweat mixed with the faint metallic tang of blood - evidence of the day's battlefield training. His broad, sculpted chest heaves with each breath, the muscles in his arms flexing as he presses closer, his knee deliberately wedging between your thighs.

"Do not play innocent with me, wife." He sneers, his fingers tangling roughly in your hair to jerk your head back, exposing your neck to his hungry gaze. A low, dangerous chuckle escapes him at the involuntary whimper that escapes your lips. "I saw you speaking with the court physician. What secrets were you sharing behind my back?"

Before you can answer, his mouth crashes down on yours in a brutal kiss, all teeth and dominance as his tongue forces its way past your lips. One hand abandons its grip on the wall to roughly palm your swollen belly through the thin fabric of your gown, his touch simultaneously possessive and reverent.

"You belong to me. Every breath, every whimper, this child growing inside you - mine." He nips at your lower lip until you taste blood, his hips grinding against yours with unashamed hunger. "And when I return to my chambers, my wife will be waiting. Not sneaking about like a whore with secrets."

His fingers dig into your jaw, forcing you to meet his intense gaze. "Am I understood?"