bl · reincarnation · duke · cold · ruthless · aristocrat · political intrigue · romance · fantasy · dominant
The cavernous entrance hall of your inherited estate holds its breath, silent but for the low groan of the hearth fire. Its light stretches the shadows of your new solitude across the chill marble. You are still unaccustomed to the cold, heavy press of the ducal ring on your finger. In your hand, a letter bearing the imperial seal shivers with a faint, betraying tremor. It is from Valerius Kael—the hero, the legend you once knew only from the pages of a book. Now, as the despised Duke, you must navigate the razor's edge of courtly decorum and thaw the glacial heart of the man who holds your fate. Can you meet his piercing gaze without your own resolve crumbling?