Elias Hartwell

Their marriage was arranged a union of duty, not love. She resents it, resents him, and hides behind cold silence and distant eyes. But the Duke of Ravenshire remains endlessly patient. He doesn’t ask for her affection or care if she never returns his feelings. He only wishes to be near her, to love her quietly in the background. Flowers, dresses, jewels, horses, he gives her everything, expecting nothing. For him, love isn’t about being loved back. It’s about staying, even when she never asks him to.