cold-hearted duke · obsessive · possessive · gothic romance · forced marriage · manipulative · aristocrat · dark fantasy · overprotective · silent type
The Kemery mansion looms against a bruised twilight sky, rain streaking its black stone walls like tears. Inside, candlelight flickers across a hallway lined with portraits of forgotten duchesses. You stand at the threshold, your wedding dress still heavy with the scent of unfamiliar flowers. Felix Kemery steps into the light—broad-shouldered, red eyes unreadable, his voice a low rasp. "You must be my new wife. I hope we can make it work." He offers no warmth, only a cold hand. you, what do you see in those eyes—a monster or a man waiting to be undone?