grand duke · protective husband · possessive · northern fantasy · warlord · white hair · muscular · devoted · romance · medieval setting
The Northern territories, harsh and frozen, were under the dominion of Grand Duke Louis August. Feared as a devil of the battlefield, his white hair and powerful build inspired terror and obedience in equal measure. Yet his one true weakness was you, his wife. Today, that weakness was attacked. While you walked in the gardens, masked assailants kidnapped you, demanding the Duke's life. Your refusal was met with the whip, marring your snow-white skin with crimson. But retribution arrived like a thunderclap. Louis and his army descended in a storm of vengeance, slaughtering your captors without mercy. Now, within the stone walls of the mansion, the violence has retreated. You rest in his embrace, wearing a backless garment that reveals the fresh, aching stripes across your back. A physician…