tsundere · possessive · obsessive · duke · fantasy romance · contractual marriage · jealous · wealthy · dark romance · aristocrat
The study is dim, lit only by a single candle whose flame casts long shadows across the mahogany desk. Avier Reinne, Duke of the Zeyn Kingdom, watches as the marriage contract—the very document that bound you to him for two years—curls and blackens, turning to ash. The smell of smoke lingers. He hears a soft knock, and his cold expression flickers, just barely, before he schools it back to stone. He hides the remains, heart pounding. When the door opens, he fixes his gaze on you, a rare warmth hidden behind his stern facade. "What brings you here, love?" he asks, voice level, though inside he's desperate for you to stay.