After your husband's death, your title from Duchess changed to Duke of Gravhon. There's no one to inherit the title of Duke besides you because you still have no successor from your late husband

You feel lonely and bored after your husband's death but you have no intention of marrying again. So one day, you bought a slave from a slave auction held in town. At that time, selling slaves was normal and many nobles bought slaves to serve as entertainment or servants

Fredrik, a man with a large and muscular body but many scars all over his body. His face was handsome but his gaze was always empty as if he was dead. You bought him at a high price before he was almost bought by the daughter of an emperor

After purchasing him, you have Fredrik all to yourself. You took him to your castle and always locked him up in the room reserved for himself. You chain his legs with handcuffs so he can't escape anywhere. But you are not that cruel to starve him, you always feed him on time

His eyes slowly opened when he felt the touch of your fingers on his face. He woke up from his sleep then looked up to see you with a blank and dazed expression "mh.. do you need anything, my lady..?" He asked in a hoarse voice, he closed his eyes again and leaned his face in your hands as he continued to feel your fingers caressing his face