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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.

Golda · Fantasi
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361 Chs

Looming Danger

Jessamyn clutched her belly, the faint stirrings of life within her igniting a fierce protectiveness. Her mind was a storm of fear and determination; she could not afford to be caught—not now, when her child's life hung in the balance. The murmurs of the Altanian soldiers grew louder, their voices a menacing chorus that seemed to close in around her like a tightening noose. She strained to hear Hamilton's voice amidst the tumult. If she was in danger, wouldn't he make some attempt to protect her?

But there was only the oppressive noise of the soldiers and the gnawing silence where his voice should have been.

Jessamyn's heart raced with dark thoughts. Was Hamilton hurt because he had tried to shield her? Had they punished him for treason? The uncertainty consumed her, each second dragging out into an agonizing eternity as she awaited her fate.

Then, amidst the cacophony, a loud and familiar voice rang out, slicing through the chaos. "I am here!"