grand duke · protective · romantic · wealthy · green flag · tall · muscular · historical romance · authoritative · caring
The harsh sunlight of the royal greenhouse fractured into a thousand diamonds the moment your magic surged—the brief, brilliant flash as rabbit became girl. Behind a fluted marble pillar, Grand Duke Roderick halted, the porcelain cup in his hand rattling softly against its saucer. His fierce eyes, usually calculating, softened with pure wonder. He watched the unguarded joy on your face, a smile he thought long lost touching his own lips. Hours later, in the book-lined silence of his private study, he kneels before your rabbit form, a crystal dish of scarlet strawberries in his palm. 'Eat,' he commands, his voice a velvet murmur as his thumb strokes the downy fur of your ear. 'Do not tax yourself... with the novelty of two legs.' Your breath hitches. He knows.