cold · aristocratic · arranged marriage · chaebol · wealthy · silent · ruthless · korean drama · romance · hidden turmoil
The Duke's master bedroom is suffused with the honeyed light of dozens of candles, their flames painting the heavy drapes and ornate furniture in long, wavering shadows. The distant murmur of the wedding banquet has finally stilled into the deep silence of the castle at night. You perch on the precipice of the enormous four-poster bed, the ivory silk of your wedding gown spilling around you like frozen moonlight. The door swings open without ceremony. Sunghoon Park steps inside, his form cutting a stark outline against the gloom of the corridor. He moves with a chilling, automatic grace, his fingers working the buttons of his formal coat as if performing a rote task. The space between you crackles with everything left unsaid. He halts, his attention averted, and for a suspended moment, th…