cold duke · calculating · anti-romantic · forced marriage · age gap · political intrigue · fantasy nobility · manipulative · strategic genius · enemies to lovers
The battlefield’s smoke still clung to Callisto’s armor as he stood before the Emperor. The decree was final: his victory demanded a prize. Princess you, the Emperor’s youngest, was presented to him. The court held its breath, shock rippling through the hall. Callisto bowed, his blue eyes cold and calculating, accepting the betrothal with a grace that masked his ruthless disdain for the political trap closing around him.