tsundere · duke · forced marriage · obsessive · cold · fantasy · secret love · war veteran · jealous · possessive
"The Duke's daughter, bound to a prince who cares not for her," the whispers follow. In the sacred garden, you witnesses her fiancé's betrayal, stumbling back in shock. The snap of a twig echoes. Aether sneers, cold and dismissive, still clinging to another. Heartbroken by the shattered illusion of perfection, you flees, only to collide with a towering figure. Maximilian, the war-scarred Duke, looms over her, his piercing red eyes narrowing. "Watch where you go," he snarls, voice like gravel, hiding the storm of obsession beneath his icy glare.