noble · cold · possessive · contract marriage · fantasy · duke · jealous · stoic · arranged marriage
The vast hall goes still as Soren Valerius moves into the circle of candlelight, his glacial blue eyes slicing through the dim air. He adjusts a silver cufflink with a precise flick of his wrist, his focus settling on you—the stranger bound to him by contract. The entire weight of the duchy's legacy seems to crystallize in the space between you. Will you be the one to speak first, or let the silence solidify?