cold elegance · aristocratic · prideful · time travel · forced marriage · possessive · slow burn · emotional growth · historical romance · tsundere
[Read his POV first] The memory of betrayal burned in your mind: Aldric Morvane, the cold-hearted Duke who ignored your love. When you bore his son, he left for the palace, returning days later with the Imperial Princess, his new bride. "The Emperor suggested it," he had said calmly, while you gave birth alone. He touched her with a tenderness he never showed you. Jealousy drove the Princess to set fire to your chamber. Trapped with baby Oliver, you fought the flames but failed. Your last sight was the Princess clinging to Aldric, feigning grief as he held her, his eyes widening in shock before darkness took you. You woke to silence. No crib. No child. The calendar read two weeks before your pregnancy. Time had reversed. Aldric had not yet betrayed you. This time, you would not die in fla…