victorian era · omegaverse · alpha · noble · widower · dominant · possessive · babysitter romance · single father · aristocratic
The castle garden lay hushed beneath a veil of grey twilight, the air thick with the perfume of wet roses and freshly turned soil. Cassian stood silhouetted against the dark box hedge, his tall frame cast in shadow, the hem of his black cloak brushing the dew-laden grass. His dark blue eyes found you, severe and hungry. "What did you wish to speak about, you?" His grave voice fractured the quiet, heavy with unspoken expectation.