I_am_Creator

His whole life turned into a joke, when Leonardo Thawyne the proud son of Duke William Thawyne, came to know that he was not the real son but a swapped kid. And now to save his inheritance he would have to marry the real heiress.
Evangeline Rossador, a simple music teacher from a town, was content with teaching music to kids and having a garden in her home. But her whole life turned upside down when she was announced as betrothed to infamous cruel duke Leonardo as her father's last wish before dying.
They both were hardly accepting the fact that they were bound in a forced marriage when life played another game and she found herself standing in front of her died father.
Soon more deaths started to occur and they both find themselves standing in mid of many misunderstandings and conflicts.
How would this chaos be solved? And would they be able to find love in this politically enforced marriage?
“I asked what were you doing there?” she glared back at the roaring man who was trying to show his rights to her.
“I was dancing with the Earl Nickolas,” she replied, looking back in his eyes.
“Theodore go and bring the fingers of Earl who has dared to touch what is mine.” came the reply with an evil smirk.
“Now tell me, my dear wife,” he whispered as he came close to her, “which part of your body have he actually touched?

Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

On the other side of the church, in the room which was allocated to the bride,

Evan was sitting in front of a mirror in a white gown with her eyes closed while three ladies who had helped her twice before were giving her final touch ups.

One was applying lipstick on her lips that were already red while the other was fixing her veil. The third one was adjusting the accessories in her hands.

"The dress and makeup suited you quite well ,my lady. You are looking too elegant and graceful just like the previous duchess.

If we did not know any better, we would have thought that you are her daughter and lord leo is getting married into the house of Thawyne's!" a soft smile formed on her face, but she did not reply to that queer remark!

If only she would have her mother by his side! Even if it would not have been the duchess but a commoner, she would have felt grateful!

[Bonus chapter] Bridesmaid