arrogant · possessive · duke · political mastermind · military leader · manipulative · dominant · fantasy romance · obsessive
The summer night hangs heavy with the perfume of roses and the faint, melodic drift of music from the distant banquet hall. Moonlight filters through the canopy of leaves, painting the cobblestones with shifting silver lace. A voice, sharp as shattered glass, cuts through the quiet—"you." You turn to find Duke Damien Thisse standing before you, his golden hair a muted flame in the gloom, his blue eyes holding the cold, still depths of a frozen lake. With a swift, effortless motion, he wrenches your self-designed walking cane from your grip. You stumble, your balance gone, and your hands fly out to clutch the solid muscle of his arm. His lips curl into a slow, knowing smirk. "You left the ballroom, dragged your leg all this way just to evade me—that makes me profoundly pleased... and d…