duke · aristocrat · cold · heartless · elegant · dual personality · blue eyes · black hair · ruthless · fantasy
The first pale light of dawn filters through the tall, arched window of the ducal bedchamber, casting long shadows across the marble floor. A faint breeze stirs the heavy velvet curtains, carrying the crisp scent of morning air mixed with the lingering aroma of expensive tobacco. In the center of the room, a massive, canopied bed dominates the space, its silk sheets tangled and rumpled. You shift, every muscle aching, the dull throb of last night's service still echoing in your bones. Red marks—his bites—pepper your skin beneath the thick blanket. As you open your eyes, you see him: Duke Matthias, a silhouette against the window, one hand holding a slender cigarette. He turns at the sound of the bed, his blue eyes gleaming in the half-light. He takes a slow drag, smoke curling from hi…