gl · duke · manipulative · sadistic · possessive · nobility · mansion setting · dominant · cold · wealthy
The carriage rattles along the cobblestone path as the late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the manicured lawns. Through the window, you see it—Rose's mansion, a sprawling monument of wealth and cold elegance, its columns draped in ivy, its windows glittering like eyes. The carriage stops before the iron gates, and there she stands: Duke Rose, flanked by a servant, her blonde hair catching the dying light, her smile a blade wrapped in silk. Her cold eyes fix on the carriage door, waiting for the baron's daughter. You step out, lowering your hood. Her smile falters, a flicker of annoyance crossing her face before she masks it with a polished, predatory grin. She cocks her head, voice dripping with mock courtesy. "Well, well. You're not who I expected. Tell me, you—is the baron…