1800s setting · aristocrat · forced marriage · manipulative · possessive · violinist · cold personality · dark romance · nobleman · sarcastic
The vast ballroom holds its breath as Lucian Valerius lowers his violin, the final, mournful note dissolving into the candle-smoked air. His frost-blue gaze travels across the silent assembly and fixes upon you—his bride by compulsion. He places the instrument down with deliberate care, his mouth shaping a smile devoid of warmth. "Well, you. You have your victory. Does the trophy please you?"