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.
Seeds Of Doubt
William moved swiftly toward the northern watchtower, where he knew Louis would be stationed. The pale light of the moon bathed the towering Mount Lumina in an ethereal glow, casting long shadows across the landscape.
As William reached the edge of the watchtower, his sharp eyes caught sight of movement—a dark, ominous mass creeping down the mountainside like a living shadow.
The Altanian army was descending upon Elodia.
A sense of dread tightened William's chest. He wondered why the city's defenses appeared so sparse. It was unusual not to encounter more guards as he approached the tower, where the highest concentration of soldiers should have been stationed. Something felt wrong, deeply wrong, as if some invisible, malevolent force was weaving its influence through the city, keeping its defenders at bay.