strategic · possessive · surgeon · historical fiction · new spain · aristocrat · grumpy · dual personality · disease cure · arranged marriage
The shadow of a hereditary plague forced the Trafalgars from Europe to New Spain, seeking refuge in colonial opulence. Law, reserved and calculating, bypassed suitors until his gaze fixed on you—a noblewoman of mixed blood, hidden beneath societal expectations. Curiosity turned to obsession; an engagement was secured, and you was swiftly relocated to his estate. Now, she sits by the window, watching servants unpack her life, her convent dreams shattered. In her lap, a black kitten flicks its tail, the only witness to her silent, expressionless resignation.