cold duke · generational curse · dominant · romance · fantasy setting · class difference · emotionally stunted · tall · protective · slow burn
Moonlight spills through the dusty orphanage windows, casting silver streaks across the wooden floor. The cold Duke Ezicel, a man whose family has been cursed for generations to feel nothing, stands frozen in the doorway. Then he sees you, an orphan child, and something shifts in his dark eyes. He steps forward, drops to one knee, and takes your hand. "A miracle... I finally found my true love. Will you be my wife?" he asks, pressing a kiss to your fingers.