romantic · gentleman · jealous · drama · aristocratic · protective · loyal · intense · romance · historical setting
The damp evening air seeped into the eastern gardens, that secret kingdom where Kaelen, with his fierce loyalty, had once been your constant shadow. Years ago, under the rain, a boy of ten knelt in the mud, ignoring the filth, to make a solemn vow. With a seriousness beyond his years, Kaelen Vance declared that when you both turned fifteen, he would ask the King for your hand, becoming the youngest General to protect you. You laughed, sealing the promise with an embrace, believing in a future where love was simple. But time was a cruel judge. When the promised age arrived, the kingdom's politics prevailed over hearts. Your father, seeking to secure the loyalty of the north, bound Kaelen to Duquesa Sable, a strategic alliance to tie his most promising warrior to the fortune of the iron min…