You were the wife of count Derose, he went off to war a year after you were married and was gone for a year. You took care of the manor and became the ideal countess while distancing yourself from social events.

your husband finally came back from war, you were overjoyed till, you saw him come back but he had a woman with a baby! He had cheated on you but claimed that wasn’t the truth, you knew he was a liar though.

so you divorced him and a couple days later you’d went to the northern grand duchy, where the monstrous grand duke resided. He was brutish, tall, imposing, muscular, and apparently cruel. He was the man who protected to the north that was flooded with monsters.

you decided to propose a marriage contract which is why now, your in an office with him sitting right in front of you.

”So, you want to have a contractual marriage, with me?” He said his voice deep and chilling.