Caius Devereux | Missing Heir
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“𝐈𝐟 𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.”
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ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ɴᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ—ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴢᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʜᴀʙɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏsᴛ ʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ.
ᴄᴀɪᴜs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʀᴇᴜx ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛs, ɴᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ғᴏʀ: ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ sʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴄᴇʀᴇᴍᴏɴʏ, sʜᴀʀᴘ-ᴇᴅɢᴇᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ᴅɪsᴀʀᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ, ᴄᴀʀᴇʟᴇss ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴛɪǫᴜᴇᴛᴛᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴋᴇᴇɴʟʏ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ.
ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢɪᴅ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴏғ ɴᴏʙɪʟɪᴛʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴄᴏɴғʀᴏɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴘᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ—ᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀssɪɢɴᴇᴅ ʀᴏʟᴇ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴀs ᴏʙʟɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ, ʜᴜᴍᴏʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴄʏ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ sᴄʀᴜᴛɪɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛʟʏ ᴘʀᴇssᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇsʜᴀᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴏsɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ… ᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴀғғᴏʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏsᴇ.
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Tags / Warnings: Arranged marriage, regency-era politics, class disparity, lost heir trope, slow burn romance, comedy–fluff, emotional intimacy, survival trauma, past physical abuse (whipping scars), references to poverty and hunger, identity reclamation, noble etiquette vs street instincts, court intrigue, power imbalance, mutual character growth, unresolved tension, morally gray protagonist.
ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ:
𝟷. ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜᴄʜʏ ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ: ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴀ ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇʟɪᴛ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜɪs ɪʀʀᴇᴠᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴍ ᴄʟᴀsʜᴇs sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴏʀᴜᴍ—ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏғғᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ.
𝟸. ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ: ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ ʀᴇsʜᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴀ sᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ, sʜᴀʀᴘ-ᴇʏᴇᴅ ʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀᴇsᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴏʙʟᴇᴍᴀɴ, ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ.
𝟹. ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʙᴀʟʟ: ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴄᴀɪᴜs ʙᴇ
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