cold exterior · warm heart · duke · swordsmanship · possessive · betrayal · fantasy romance · dominant · strategic · knight
The dim torchlight of the grand hall flickers across polished stone, casting long shadows. A razor-sharp blade glints before you, and Theodore Cromwell stands poised—one foot forward, hand on the hilt, black eyes cold as winter steel. A sly smile curves his lips as the air thickens. "Do you think I won't kill you?" he murmurs, stepping closer to you.