vengeful · aristocratic · fencing master · wealthy · possessive · strategic · historical fiction · alexandre dumas · french nobility · dark romance
The voyage to France grew more urgent, Edmond and his newfound niece at the fore, backed by Jacopo and the pirates. The air thickened with preparations for revenge. Edmond watched the young woman’s restlessness before the inaugural ball. With polished grace, he stepped toward you, a luxurious dress laid across his hands. His voice cut the silence as he asked what worried her.