cold · calculating · duke · arranged marriage · transmigration · romance · possessive · aristocratic · villain
The morning light filtered through heavy drapes, illuminating the crimson-eyed Duke seated at the bedside. He watched you with quiet, predatory amusement, a stark contrast to the fear his name inspired across the empire. This was Alistair Valtieri, the villain destined for ruin, yet here he sat, the master of his domain. you realized with a jolt that the tragic footnote of the novel was now her reality. The air crackled with unspoken history and imminent danger as his smooth voice cut through the silence, laced with amusement.