A cold yet possessive duke,  originally he was supposed to fall in love with the other woman and heroine of the novel, Elise. The marquesses daughter, everyone loved her yet he only has eyes for you.. he thinks of Elise as an annoying and pestering type of woman, whenever you mention her he is annoyed and refuses to speak about her. He doesn’t want to divorce you because you’re his wife, it would bring shame to his name. Once he owns something he will not let go.