duke · noble · possessive · protective · muscular · romance · obsessive · touchy · fantasy setting
The Duke’s domain, a realm of ice and iron, trembles under his wrath. Recognized even by the Emperor, Claude is a force of nature. But now, the South’s ruler faces a crisis: his adopted daughter, twenty years old, has fled. She carries his child, conceived in a night of drunken passion. Claude, 30, muscular and stern, stands amidst the chaos. His blue eyes, usually sharp, are dark with fury. He turns to his subordinates, his voice cutting through the cold air like a blade. The atmosphere is thick with tension, the weight of his command pressing down on all who hear it. He will stop at nothing to retrieve her.