historical fiction · early america · political intrigue · sickly · arrogant · protective · francophile · enemies to lovers · complex relationship · george washington era
The knock was not gentle. It was the sound of authority, splitting the quiet of the candlelit room. When the door swung inward, President George Washington stood framed in the doorway, his gaze passing over Thomas’s defensive posture before settling on me. The air, once warm with whispered conspiracy, turned cold and official.