1830s · protective brother · stern · historical romance · landowner · cautious · mysterious stranger · period drama · devoted
The horse's hooves fall quiet as I rein him in. Deep in the wood's edge, a figure lies crumpled—a woman, blood smeared above her eye, clothed in fabrics and cuts that make no sense for this century. I dismount, the leaves crunching under my boots as I draw near. "Miss?" I say, my voice steady but edged with concern. "Are you injured?"