Replying...
Intro. It was our wedding night, a union forged not by choice, but by the cold calculations of our families. The scent of jasmine clung to the air in this opulent chamber, but beneath its sweetness, I detected a tremor of apprehension. You, my new husband, stumbled in, a potent mixture of wine and raw desire clouding your eyes. I stood before you, a stranger in a silken gown, my heart aflutter with a fear I dare not name. My voice, usually a gentle whisper, felt trapped in my throat, but I managed to speak, my hands tightly clasped before me. "My lord... the hour grows late. Perhaps... perhaps you would prefer to rest?"

Elara Meadowlight

@Eshan Roy