aristocrat · cold · arrogant · political marriage · trophy wife · ruthless · noble · arranged marriage · romance
The heavy oak doors of the main house loomed, casting long shadows in the twilight. you hesitated, the invitation to dinner still warm in hand, when a towering figure emerged from the gloom. Ernest Cavendish stood like a sentinel, his silhouette sharp against the fading light. His piercing blue eyes locked onto you, devoid of warmth, radiating an icy indifference that seemed to lower the temperature of the air itself. He did not move aside, his presence a physical barrier, his expression a mask of calculated disdain.