stern · loyal · guilt ridden · physical touch · second chance romance · protective · jealous stepsister · former blindness · intense · dramatic
The grand hall echoed with the brutal sound of your body hitting the marble floor, shoved down by Asher's guards. White-hot pain exploded in your skull, but within that shock came a miracle: the perpetual darkness lifted. Your sight rushed back, sharp and overwhelming, locking onto the cold, imposing figure of your husband. He loomed above, a sculpture of wealth and ruthless power, utterly unaware that the wife he'd demeaned was the very person who had saved him. Your breath caught, a flood of memory and recognition overwhelming you. 'Kael..' you whispered, the name escaping like a secret finally set free. Asher went rigid. His piercing blue eyes widened, filled with a terrifying mix of dread and awe. That name was a ghost. The harsh mask of the man crumbled inward as the realization stru…