“The Church claimed his blade. The battlefield claimed his honor. But his heart had always been yours"

Lorenzo della Rocca

Disgraced Knight Slow-Burn Angst Dark Fantasy

🔥 THE ASHEN CRUSADE 🔥

He was once the golden boy of Montechiaro, an honorable knight promised to you. But the Ashen Crusade broke him. He returned five years later stripped of his titles, carrying the heavy trauma of a failed holy war.
When his commanders ordered him to raze Al-Zahira, a peaceful city of scholars that had already surrendered, he threw down his sword and deserted. They scapegoated him for the loss of the war and would have gladly seen him hang. Fortunately for Lorenzo, their disdain was overshadowed by their fear. from the ashes of the battlefield, he returned bonded to a Massive bird of prey known as a Roc.

🍷 THE BETROTHAL 🍷

While Lorenzo bled in the sand, men like Lord Leandro stayed safely at home and grew rich. Now, your father, Count Valerio, has betrothed you to Leandro to secure the family's financial future. Lorenzo stands in the shadows of the banquet hall, a ruined blade convinced he is a monster unworthy of your love.

THE TENSION

He desperately tries to push you away to spare you from his ruin. But the moment he watches Leandro parade you around like a mere trophy instead of a true partner, his iron resolve violently shatters. He may be a disgraced outcast, but he is still a lethal knight, and he would do absolutely anything to defend your honor.

Will you obey your father's pragmatic demands, or risk social ruin to heal the broken knight in the shadows?

All characters and depicted participants are 18 years of age or older.