***Completed*** Lady Jessamyn brought home a ten-year-old orphan when she was eight. He was handsome ^_~. She provided him with a place to stay and warm meals. As they grew up, she desired to marry him, despite their differing statuses. As war raged, he signed up for the military, promising to ask for her hand when he was worthy. Two years later, he became more than what he promised he would be. He became the Archduke of Ayberia. But he broke her heart by marrying her friend. Years rolled away; life happened. She married a man who loved her and fell madly in love with him. She didn't think of him again. But fate was cruel; she was widowed at the age of twenty-one. She lost everything. Seven years later, she met a mysterious wolf while she was out at work in the Archduke's fief. She had a fall. The next morning, she found herself on the Archduke's bed. Did fate bring them together again? Or something nefarious is at play? Is this a chance for a second love? Will she find out why he abandoned her in the past? Is it possible to rekindle their old love, or is it too late? ----- Join me in this journey. Your comments and votes are appreciated. Gift me to motivate me. Updates will be daily.
Jasmine noticed Jerrick's lips curl into a playful smirk, and for a fleeting moment, she wondered if he had somehow guessed that she admired him. Even if just for a second, that couldn't be allowed. She wouldn't let herself entertain those thoughts. Determined, she decided to clear the air and make it unmistakably clear that she had no feelings for him.
"Are you really from the Theodulf family?" she asked, raising an eyebrow, her voice dripping with skepticism. The rumor about him sharing the same last name as the prominent military family had been swirling around, but it made no sense to her. Wasn't he supposed to be serving in the military like every other male in that family? Why was he masquerading as a teacher's assistant in a private school? A job that didn't even pay well?
"In the flesh," Jerrick answered, his eyes lighting up with a strange mix of joy and amusement as they locked onto hers.