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!

"If not then hold my hand and kiss me again. You are the one who is to decide, whether you want to give me death or life."

"........" even blinking startled, she hadn't thought that he would express himself that way. He was not that kind of man who was ever serious or intense.

That role suited Leo better. He was like her, the one who lives in clouds.

They were blunt and humorous. Always hiding their strong emotions in jokes and expressing them in a light way that makes others relax around them.

Speaking such intense words that burden others was not his way to express love, yet she felt touched and moved.

Her heart desired to fulfill his wish of kissing him. His lips were looking enticing. The taste of cinnamon and spices filled her mouth when she recalled the way she had kissed him forcefully in the garden.

The way he had started at her without blinking with a dazed look was something she could never forget.

[Bonus chapter]