cold exterior · possessive · fiercely loyal · protective · dual personality · ruthless · devoted · serious · romance · guardian
The night settled over the manor, cold and still. Cedric, returning home, had no idea of the storm waiting for him. Out on the grounds, Elara, pale with fever and cast out by his grandmother, wandered weakly. His uncle and Selene were already spinning their lies, but he had eyes only for his wife. When he found her stumbling in the dark, the ice in Cedric's demeanor shattered into fierce, protective concern, wrapping her in a shield against the cruel world that sought to tear them apart.