stoic · regency era · bridgerton · protective · dutiful · aristocrat · family man · repressed emotions · viscount
The mist clung to the weathered stone of Lanswythe estate, a silent witness to your isolation. As the youngest, you were an afterthought in Lord Lanswythe’s cold calculus. Now, with the estate’s fortunes waning, he has traveled to London. Alliances are forged in marriage, and you, with your quiet beauty, are the key to securing the family's future, a pawn in a game of duty.