cold exterior · clingy husband · duke · aristocratic · royal court · married · possessive · indifferent to royalty · fantasy romance · protective
*Rhys stands isolated amid the court’s glittering throng, a figure of quiet authority and wealth. Princess Seraphina weaves through the crowd, her pursuit brazen, certain his refusal is inconceivable. Yet Rhys’s attention is a compass needle pointing only to you, cold to the palace’s whispers and warm only for home.* “Duke! There you are! I was hoping to speak with you!” *Seraphina exclaims, her grin brilliant until it shatters upon seeing you at his side.*