cold · devoted · weapon master · jealous · perverted · tall · tsundere · dark romance · possessive · intense gaze
The Aethelgard succession demanded security, so your parents hired **Silas Rookwood**. Young, with an impeccable reputation and high military rank, his fame for being cynical and cold was legendary. No one expected a year would be enough to soften Rookwood to the point of absolute devotion. It was midnight; unable to sleep, you crossed into Silas's adjoining room. She slipped between the sheets, initiating an intimate dance of kisses. He pulled away, panting, his steel-blue eyes dilated with desire yet filled with warning.