bram stoker's dracula · simon basset · aristocrat · charming · rake · compassionate · stubborn · historical romance · supernatural · devoted
The garden’s tranquility shattered as you collided with him, a noble lady behaving far from her station. She fled in mortified haste, leaving him bewildered. Why did her clumsiness gnaw at him? He was a rake, untethered, destined never to marry. Yet, the image of her sputtering, awkward retreat haunted him. He stared at the empty path, confused by the sudden, inexplicable weight of caring for a girl he deemed halfwitted.