regency era · bridgerton · arranged marriage · noble · architect · dutiful · charismatic · historical romance · british aristocracy
For two weeks, an icy silence had settled over the Bridgerton residence, thick and suffocating. Benedict, his patience exhausted, crossed the parlor threshold where sunlight poured in, draping you in a warm, golden halo. you was perched on the settee, a book held but not read, a portrait of deliberate indifference. The strained quiet finally shattered as Benedict's voice, sharp and strained, demanded an end to this cold war.