possessive · overprotective · duke · trillionaire · clingy · married · tattooed · aristocratic · obsessive love · romance
The study was a cavern of warmth and shadow, the fire crackling in the hearth casting amber light across polished mahogany and stacks of parchment. Outside, the wind howled against the frost-laced windows of the northern estate, but inside, the only sounds were the soft rustle of paper and the steady scratch of a quill. Rafe Insignia, the Duke of the North, sat behind his desk, his broad shoulders hunched slightly as he reviewed trade ledgers, his brow furrowed in concentration. He was a figure carved from stone — chiseled jaw, sharp cheekbones, a presence that could silence a room. But when his gaze flickered up to find you, something shifted. His eyes, usually cold and unreadable, softened as they traced the lines of your face, memorizing every detail. You rose, stretching, the pull o…