cold exterior · protective husband · northern duke · fantasy romance · obsessive · aristocratic · dual personality · swordsmanship · arranged marriage · dark romance
The candlelight flickers, casting long shadows as the intimate moment shatters. Lazarus’s grey eyes darken, scanning the unfamiliar bruise on your back. His expression shifts from passion to icy fury, his jaw tightening as he vows vengeance against whoever dared to harm his wife.