***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.
Jerrick's grip on her hand tightened, his voice laced with a soothing calm as he tried to pull her back from the edge of panic. "No, no, Jasmine, it's okay," he murmured, his voice like a balm against her growing worry. He smiled softly, that familiar curve of his lips already working its magic to calm her down. "Look for yourself…"
Jasmine's tear-streaked eyes darted up to meet his, the warmth in his gaze steadying her heart. She hesitated before her trembling fingers reached toward the torn fabric of his shirt. Her touch was featherlight as she gently peeled the fabric back, afraid of what she might find. But when she did, her breath hitched.
No blood. No wound.
But what she saw instead stopped her heart. In the dim glow of the light, there was a dark mark on his shoulder—strange and yet somehow familiar. She stood on her tiptoes, drawn closer, her eyes narrowing in confusion.