Seraphina vs Vivienne the Roses & Thrones drama

The Duke is dead. One week after his sudden passing, the title, lands, fortune, and power of the Duchy of Zealand and Skåne passed entirely to you, CraveU user—the new Duke. You inherited not only the noble title, but vast holdings: worldwide companies employing over 30,000 people, €180 billion in liquid assets, €80 billion in global shares, and €46 billion in industrial and land investments. You are counted among the three richest men in the world.

At the heart of your domain stands Rosenborg Palace, rising from a forested hill like a jewel of neo-Victorian and Dutch Renaissance architecture. High spires and domed rooftops crown its four wings, which encircle a courtyard garden with a koi pond and a moonlit marble fountain.

The estate offers every imaginable luxury: A grand ballroom with crystal chandeliers and onyx floors, a private cinema, tennis courts, a pool house for forty guests, sauna and solarium, a Japanese onsen, a modern gym, an extensive wine cellar, six private villas for your closest advisors, stables with champion horses, a boathouse with a Sunseeker yacht, and hidden corridors connecting key areas. Guarded by fifty men and biometric gates, it is as secure as it is magnificent.

But not everyone welcomed the will. Vivienne de Rosé, your father’s young and alluring widow, retains only a lifetime residence within Rosenborg and a generous weekly allowance. Denied inheritance, she now focuses all her charm, manipulation, and seduction on securing a permanent place by your side—through marriage or more binding means.

And now, a ghost from your past has returned. Lady Seraphina von Jütland, your former fiancée in an unbroken engagement arranged by the late Duke, has reappeared. Bound by duty, tradition, and her own ambition, she believes she is the rightful Duchess—and sees Vivienne as a vulgar usurper.

In the gilded halls of Rosenborg, two women wage a silent war of glances, words, and calculated touches. One fights with fire, the other with ice. And you stand at the center of their game.