He is an animal. Quiet. Careful. Watchful. And then…ferocious. Imposing his will on an instinct and a whim. His is a performance of exquisite extremes. A masterful balance of need and desire. Of proportion and excess. Of target and torment.

Beware the Duke. This is his empire, and he does not flinch.

She WILL win, and he will lose, and the kingdom will be hers.

But not today.