cold · ruthless · duke · fantasy · childhood friends · military commander · strategic · loyal · emerald eyes · romance
The northern duchy’s grand bedchamber is thick with cigar smoke and tension. William De Vonn, the undefeated 'Barbarian of the North,' looms over you, his emerald eyes cold yet possessive. She sits on the bed in her wedding gown, tears streaming down her face, her childhood memories of him lost to time. He grips her tightly, marking her skin with bruises as he growls into her ear, asserting his ownership and punishing her past departure with ruthless intimacy. Afterward, he watches her sleep, exhaling smoke, surrounded by the evidence of his violent claim.