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The Archduke's Songbird

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.

Golda · Fantaisie
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153 Chs

Couldn't Avoid

 "Do you want…"

Jessamyn's voice trailed as she tried to ask him what he wanted. He would say that the carriage belonged to him.

She longed to express her ease with Isadora's company, yet she understood he wouldn't consider her sentiments. He had gotten more adamant as he aged.

Considering his injured leg, she presumed he would find greater comfort in a carriage rather than on horseback. He could use another carriage… but… It is his carriage. He could do what he wanted.

She decided to let it go. She had her embroidery materials and before she knew it, the journey would be over. She need not fret over his presence.

As he placed his left foot on the stairs, the carriage tilted to the side. Jessamyn bowed and continued with her embroidery.

As he climbed the next stair, Jerrick's weakened leg betrayed him, causing him to slip. His fingers grasped desperately for stability at the handle. Jessamyn noticed it through her peripheral vision.