The Archduke's Songbird
***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.
Responsibilities, Confusion and Heartbreak
Jessamyn noticed the way Jerrick's eyes reddened, a raw, vulnerable emotion seeping through the cracks of his usual stoic demeanor. He was a man of iron, a warrior who rarely let his guard down, but at this moment, his heart was wide open.
She reached for him, cupping his face with tender hands, her thumbs brushing lightly across his cheekbones.
"I'm here, and that's all that matters, Jerry…" she whispered, her voice soft yet steady, laced with a love that had been tested by time and distance, but never wavered.
Jessamyn had been through so much—more than any woman should have to bear—but she didn't hold it against him. She knew Jerrick hadn't abandoned her on purpose. He wasn't callous or indifferent. The circumstances that had kept him away, that had left her to suffer alone, were beyond his control. She was not so foolish as to blame him for it.