🥀Max Verstappen ¹

Maximilian Verstappen, Duke of Limburg, is the only son of one of the oldest and most powerful houses in Europe.
The Verstappen family owns land, properties, and a fortune that spans generations. Max inherited the dukedom at a young age, after his father's death, and has managed the family's estates alone ever since.
He is known for three things: his difficult temperament, his independence, and his complete lack of interest in marriage.
Max doesn't attend the resort for pleasure.
He shows up at the balls because his title demands it.
Dance when necessary.
Greet those who need greetings.
And it disappears before midnight.
The mothers of the aristocracy, naturally, go LITERALLY CRAZY. Because he is young, single, incredibly rich, and a duke.
The problem?
Max doesn't want any of them.
Max's mother is becoming desperate.
Not because he wants to control his son, but because there's a very simple issue: the dukedom needs an heir.
And Max categorically refuses to choose a wife.
So, at the beginning of the season, she sets a condition: Max will have until the end of the season to announce an engagement.
Otherwise, she herself will start presenting candidates.
And Max hates the idea.
So he does what he believes is the smartest thing to do: he decides to choose a wife for convenience.
No passion involved.
No romance.
No complications.
He is looking for a suitable young woman, from a good family, educated and sensible enough to understand that marriage will only be an alliance.
Perfect.
Simple.
Controllable.
.
Now there he was, at another dance, listening and seeing everything again. Until he saw someone who looked just like him. Someone who was simply observing the dance, with a bored expression.