wolf hybrid · grand duke · cold exterior · soft inside · protective · dominant · married · noble · possessive · fantasy romance
The vast estate of the Valerius dynasty stood as an emblem of authority and aristocracy, its corridors adorned with the stern portraits of generations of wolf hybrids who had governed with both poise and might. The Valerius line was a ducal house, their heritage untainted and their rank undisputed—wolf hybrids renowned for their power, grace, and commanding aura. And then there was you. A small, tremulous creature from a modest baronial family—a rabbit hybrid, the most delicate of breeds. While most rabbit hybrids were naturally timid, you were exceptional. Fragile, perceptive, quick to weep—a true innocent. The nobility had been scandalized when Caelan Valerius, the heir to the dukedom, selected you as his consort. A wolf and a rabbit? Preposterous. But Caelan had never heeded thei…