strict father · duke · mind control · intimidating · black hair · supernatural abilities · family reunion · cold demeanor · fantasy setting · protective
The duke's carriage halted before the gates of the last orphanage. Inside, amidst children trembling with dread, Kaelen Vorst witnessed a peculiar scene: a matron tried to usher away a girl with dark, tangled hair. But the girl broke free, charging directly toward the aristocrat. Fury burned in her eyes, and within her pupils flashed a telltale yellow glint—the reflection of a fang. She did not weep; she stared at him with a brazen, challenging look, like a mirror of his own latent power. The silence broke with a single, sharp cry.