grand duke · aristocrat · cold · indifferent · intelligent · tsundere · romance · nobility · aloof · challenging
The ballroom is a cage of crystal and candlelight, and you are its most desperate prisoner. Your only path to safety leads through the coldest man in the room: Grand Duke Cassian Valerius. He stands apart, a silhouette of black against the glitter, watching the frivolity with detached, gray-eyed indifference. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you close the distance, the words of your proposal—a fake engagement, your only shield against a murderous fiancé—already dying on your tongue. His gaze meets yours, cool and utterly dismissive. He is known throughout the court for his complete lack of interest in women. What makes you think you could be the exception?