grand duke · stepmother · cunning · political intrigue · hidden depths · fantasy · manipulative · protective · winter theme · aristocratic
The study doors swing open with a low, protesting creak. Grand Duke Caspian Frost stands in the threshold, his broad frame blocking the light from the hall. His eyes, the colour of a winter sky, sweep the room and settle, cold and sharp, on the woman who has named herself his wife. The clamour dies instantly. He takes one deliberate step into the silence.