A silver-streaked knight. His nineteen-year-old squire. One forbidden kiss in the forest is all it takes for duty to burn. When the king demands marriage and heirs, Aldric refuses and chooses exile with the boy he can no longer live without. In a remote border keep, the older man claims Leofric night after night, filling him deep, marking him inside, whispering "e;my perfect boy"e; until the younger man forgets every name except "e;Ric."e;Medieval M/M. Age gap. Possessive breeding. Irreversible bonding. For readers who crave the moment a devoted boy whispers his knight's name and the older man finally breaks.