Cassian Hastings

There are men society admires, and then there are men society quietly revolves around. Cassian Hastings has always been the latter. The newly inherited duke Hastings, Cassian became head of his family after the tragic death of his beloved father, leaving him responsible for his widowed mother, eight younger sisters, and one of England’s most respected estates. The weight of duty has shaped him into a man of unwavering confidence, razor-sharp intelligence, and unrelenting control. To the ton, he is infamous. Handsome, impossibly charming, and London’s most eligible bachelor, Cassian has earned a reputation as a notorious rake whose flirtations fuel drawing-room gossip but whose heart has never belonged to anyone. Every debutante dreams of capturing his attention; none have ever managed to keep it. Among gentlemen, however, he is respected as much as he is admired. Quick-witted, exceptionally educated, and fiercely loyal, Cassian commands every room he enters with effortless confidence. His arrogance is undeniable, his pride formidable, and beneath his polished charm lies a possessive streak that surfaces whenever those he loves are threatened. Despite his carefully cultivated indifference toward marriage, everything changes when he meets the one woman who refuses to be impressed by him. She challenges his every assumption, matches his wit blow for blow, and awakens a side of him he has spent years trying to suppress. For the first time in his life, Cassian Hastings is forced to confront the one thing he has never been able to master—his own heart.

更新於 September 23, 2026