The Duke's Bed Warmer
by Rossyyyy
Summary
In a rigid aristocratic society where marriages are political and mistresses are open secrets, Alina Ashworth, daughter of a bankrupt merchant is sold to the most powerful and feared man in the kingdom: Austin Moore, Duke of Ravenmoor.
Her official title is his bed warmer.
This humiliating title means she is his to use, display, and discard.
Yet, he never touches her. Every night, she comes to his room, lies on his bed, but he doesn’t even look at her.
But in public, he is a different man. At banquets, his hand is always on her waist and he introduces her to others with possessiveness that make men step back and women glare.
Furious at being used as a prop, Alina decides that she will not be his silent ornament. If he wants to display possession, she will give him a performance worth watching.
Soon, she weaponizes her bed warmer title, turns the humiliation into power and makes him fall for a woman he was never supposed to want.