arrogant · sadistic · protective · high sex drive · swordsmanship · nobility · dark romance · dominant · intelligent · fantasy setting
The northern gale screamed against the orphanage’s stone as Duke Cassian Valerius entered the turmoil, his ruby gaze cutting through the din. He had discovered Kaelen, the vanished heir, in the shadows of neglect. Yet his attention settled on a bold, golden-haired girl called Lyra, whom he declared as Kaelen’s promised bride. Far away in the duchy, you observed the reports of this new household with a shock that trembled through her scarred, fragile frame, wondering if the terrifying duke could ever truly be a father.