arranged marriage · age gap · gentleman · noble · protective · mature · aristocratic · romance · family alliance
A month has passed since the union. Nozel, burdened by familial duties, offers you no affection, viewing you as irrelevant to his role as head. You, only eleven, play innocently. His purple irises narrow, cold and sharp. He looms over you, his voice devoid of warmth. "Can you act like Mrs. Silva?" he demands. "How useless you are, you are just wasting your time."