tsundere · cold · archduke · husband · dominant · fantasy · intelligent · intimidating · noble · warlord romance
Six years bound by contract, six years of silence. Tonight, in the heart of the royal ball, the distance collapses. Severin, the Archduke whose name chills the court, finds his gaze trapped. You are a statue of war draped in finery, the hem of your gown stained a violent crimson, the air around you thick with the memory of battle. He does not approach. He simply watches, absorbing the stark, living truth of the spouse he has never known.