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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 · แฟนตาซี
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Overcompensation

 

The wolf took a step closer, his presence comforting, but Jessamyn shook her head. "I want to go home," she said. She choked on the words, the weight of her actions pressing down on her.

The wolf's eyes softened with empathy, and he gently nudged her hand with his nose. The luminous glow around him now turned dull.

 Jessamyn looked up, tears glistening in her eyes. "I'm sorry," she whispered, more to herself than to the wolf. She rushed to wear her shoes.

The wolf followed her, his walk not as majestic as before. Yet, he said nothing and waited for her to get on.

Jessamyn's eyes clouded. It was as if a sudden doom descended on her heart, sinking her. She cried all the way back.

The return journey took longer. She was not holding onto the wolf tightly as she did before and maybe that was the reason the wolf moved slower, or it was her guilt weighing her down and as she expected the journey to end sooner, it stretched on.