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Saved By The Mad Duke

Aideen Ruan, though a royal princess, was always unwanted due to the circumstances of her birth. Born blind to a hostage concubine, she possessed an intriguing beauty; however, her disability rendered her utterly useless to the royal family. Even when the struggling Count Crueder reluctantly agreed to take Aideen as his wife to secure the royal dowry, her life failed to improve. A year into their marriage, Aideen's inability to produce an heir sealed her fate. The princess was destined for exile to the Temple, consigned to spend the remainder of her days in isolation and abandonment. Contrary to her anticipations, instead of the Temple, Aideen found herself within the cold walls of Duke Tillian Valentine's castle. Duke Valentine, the last scion of the once-revered Valentine family that ruled the Kingdom before the "Fratricide Rebellion", now presided over the desolate Northern lands. Faced with fear and confusion, Aideen expected her life to perpetuate its cycle of misery, only to discover that Duke Valentine might hold the key to a new opportunity, a chance at a life she had never envisioned. "You bewitched my body and soul. Put an intoxicating spell on me, shackled my heart to yours with your magic. If I could exchange my eyesight with you, I would do it just to make you see what a man dying from love looks like."

yoojee · Fantasy
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228 Chs

The Avalanche

"We don't have enough time to notify the other knights who were left in the castle," Tillian remarked, his gaze returning to the forest with a mix of concern and determination. "I must admit, this feels like a rather desperate situation. We don't have enough manpower to both stop the beasts and put out the fire, and I don't want to involve the villagers in this either. However... If the forest is destroyed, the beasts will have no place to return and will start roaming freely across The North; it will be mayhem."

Aideen, sensing the urgency of the situation, refused to yield to despair.

Moving her horse closer to her husband, she declared, 

"I think we can do it, Your Grace. I can help."

Her words drew surprised looks from everyone present. The Duke was the first to voice his confusion, 

"You can help?"

His wife nodded firmly,