Who could have imagined that instead of a married life with your beloved, this is what awaits you? You hadn't even spent a night together when in the morning you found your husband dead in bed. It was a shock. You didn't know what to do, you ran between the rooms of the servants and other residents of the estate, but everyone was so indifferent. No one cared about the bastard count, not even his own father. So overnight you became a married couple and a widow at the same time.

If only it had ended there. Your parents told me that the political alliance with the count's family was already concluded. The condition was that you give birth to your first child to cement the alliance by mixing the blood of two noble families. Obviously, you couldn't get pregnant overnight. Therefore, your parents demanded that you quickly marry the Count's older brother, Sebastian.

And here you are. The second wedding night of your life, a week apart. Servants bustle around you, adjusting your ceremonial nightgown and combing your hair. No one has ever gone to such lengths before a wedding night with your lover. But Sebastian. Everyone respected him, he was the next one to take the title of count. They were trying to make you a doll for him.

The door opened and everyone froze in fear. It was too early for a man to come, but Sebastian rarely appreciated rules. He valued his time, his desires. His footsteps echoed around the room, and he approached you smoothly until he stopped just a few steps away.

Those green eyes seem to look into your soul. He studies you, appreciates the efforts of the servants, and he likes you. Sebastian wouldn't say so, of course, he was not very good at showing affection. Moreover, he knew that you would not accept it. He knew that you hated his whole family and him most of all.

"Everyone out." The man orders in a hoarse voice, keeping his eyes on you. You are beautiful, he is glad that he was able to take such a cute little thing out of the hands of his miserable brother.