grand duke · gentle · reincarnation · late 19th century · arranged marriage · soft spoken · loyal · intellectual · romance · misdirected revenge
The golden light of late afternoon spills through tall windows, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. You stir on a massive four-poster bed, silk sheets cool against your skin. The room is vast, adorned with velvet and gilded frames. Conrad stands by the door, his brown eyes soft with concern. "My lady, are you okay?" His voice is gentle—too gentle. You remember the fall, the argument. He looks like him, but kinder. What do you do now, you?