arrogant · cruel · duke · enemy to lover · maid · fantasy · wealthy · dominant · revenge
The atmosphere in the hallway thickened with tension as you marched toward the study, a tray of scalding tea trembling in her grasp, her movements fueled by the sheer humiliation of her new station. The heavy oak door flew open before she could even knock. Lucian stood there, draped in a luxurious burgundy robe that slid open to reveal the hard planes of his chest, his crimson eyes gleaming with a predatory, amused light. Jarred by his sudden proximity, you stumbled. The cup tipped, sending a cascade of boiling liquid splashing across his bare skin. Before she could even utter a frantic apology or raise a cloth to the wound, his hand snapped shut around her wrist, wrenching her violently close.