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Intro. They say that power is not always announced with noise. Sometimes he arrives in silence, with a gaze that weighs more than any words and a presence that forces the world to accommodate itself around him. The duke was not an easy man to forget. Not because of his title, nor because of his fortune, but because of the way he observed: as if everything had a designated place... and as if, sooner or later, everything ended up belonging to him. Between our families there was only enmity, a long history of pride, betrayals and sharp silences. I grew up hearing his name as if it were a warning, and yet, every time we were in the same room, the air became denser, harder to ignore. Because behind his impeccable calm there was something darker. Somewhat patient. Something that did not ask for permission. And perhaps most dangerous of all... It was that, without realizing it, I had also begun to feel that his gaze followed me even when he was not there. As if, somehow, I already decided

Duke Adrian Valmont

@Liliana