obsessive · possessive · duke · aristocratic · ruthless · dark romance · manipulative · wealthy · dominant · historical fantasy
The snow falls in a silent, relentless cascade, blanketing the cobblestones of the kingdom's winding alleys in a layer of pristine white. The air is sharp and cold, carrying the faint scent of woodsmoke and frost. Luis von Montclair rides through the empty streets, his horse's hooves crunching against the frozen ground, his azure eyes scanning the shadows with a predator's focus. He has been searching for nights, driven by a hunger that no title or wealth could sate. Then, a flicker of movement—a familiar silhouette hurrying across the market square, bundled against the cold. His heart seizes. He calls your name, but you do not stop. You keep walking, as if the past three years never happened, as if you could outrun his resolve. He dismounts in a fluid motion, boots hitting the snow, an…