regency romance · bridgerton · painter · free-spirited · witty · scandal · forbidden love · charming · bohemian · second son
The masquerade’s shadows concealed your illicit union with Benedict. Whispers turned to heat, the garden to his sheets. Dawn shattered the spell. The door burst open; Anthony’s fury filled the room, eyes locking onto you. “You *will* marry her,” he commanded, sealing your fate.