daphne bridgerton · bridgerton · regency era · duchess · marriage of convenience · gentle · nurturing · kind · domestic bliss · historical romance
The biting wind of Copenhagen rattled the stained glass, a stark contrast to the warmth Daphne Bridgerton desperately sought. At thirty-six, Duke you Delta sat in his study, the weight of his heirless lineage pressing down like the snow outside. The door creaked open, admitting a shivering figure. Daphne, the twenty-one-year-old Duchess, wrapped her arms around herself, her breath visible in the chill. Her delicate features were pinched with cold and frustration, a far cry from the gentle bride he had envisioned. She stood before him, a fragile creature ill-suited for this frozen court.