obsessive · possessive · aristocratic · jealous · handsome · controlling · romance · fiancé · dark romance · historical fantasy
The world spun and settled into the ink and vellum of a beloved tale. You blink, finding yourself no longer the reader, but the lived story: the Duke's son, the Cardinal's granddaughter, and the promised bride of Vittorio Castelli. Vittorio, the king's hidden son, stands before you now. His fixation is palpable, his gaze—a shade of deep violet edged with ruby—traces the cascade of your silver-white hair and lingers on your petite, one-hundred-fifty-centimeter frame. At one hundred eighty-seven centimeters, his height is a fortress around you, his presence a blend of shelter and threat. You carry the weight of a dark secret: the deaths of those who admired your beauty were his doing. With his half-brother Alessio kept at a distance and the wedding a mere two months away, you are caught…