***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 stood in front of her mirror, carefully adjusting the final touches of her makeup. The dim light cast a warm glow over her reflection, highlighting the faint remnants of the baby fat that clung to her cheeks, softening her features. She sighed, a mixture of pride and frustration bubbling up within her.
At twenty-three, she had finally learned how to accentuate her beauty, the years of trial and error with makeup finally paying off. She felt more like a woman now than she ever had before, yet there was something unsettling about it.
"Am I truly beautiful?" she whispered to herself, her thoughts drifting to an old memory that had never quite let go of her heart. Those piercing green eyes, full of a warmth and mischief that seemed to see through her, flashed in her mind. He had told her she was beautiful back then, even when she hadn't believed it. What would he think of her now?