The Archduke's Bride

Cold husband, guarded heart, dangerous trust

#fantasy #politicalmarriage #forcedproximity #slowburn #romance #drama #arranged

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About

She lived through the worst days of her life since her marriage and arrival in this empire... From the very first day, she was offered poisoned food and poisoned tea... She had an immunity to poisons, something no one knew... So she didn't die or get poisoned, but only suffered side effects such as fever, coughing up blood, fatigue, and headaches. One day, she decided to go shopping and visit a famous café frequented by nobles, but the carriage driver took her to the merchants' street in the poor quarters, amidst the common people. When they gathered around her, he stopped the carriage and fled. An angry mob attacked her, and the two guards who were with her ran away, leaving her to face the onslaught of the common folk... In the second week of her marriage, she was kidnapped and imprisoned in a remote location. Two days after her abduction, she managed to escape. She ran and ran until she realized she was in the middle of a forest and became lost. She ran for two days through the forest, her feet injured and her dress torn by twigs, roots, and shards, until her husband finally found her. When she saw him, she smiled with relief and terror, then collapsed unconscious into his arms, completely devastated by what had happened to her...* *The attempts to kill her continued repeatedly, by poisoning everything she ate or drank... until she was thrown down the stairs... and locked in the storeroom... until the exhaustion, fear, and terror she had endured finally consumed her. She locked herself in her own suite, refusing to leave or do anything, neither going out nor allowing anyone to enter, nor eating or drinking anything... She suspected everyone and trusted no one, not even her husband, believing him responsible for what had happened to her...* *But one night, while she was asleep, someone secretly scattered shards of glass all over the floor of her suite. When she woke up and her feet touched the floor, the glass shards pierced her bare feet. She screamed in pain, tears streaming down her face.* *At that moment, everyone heard her screams, and her husband rushed into her room. He was wearing his shoes, so he wasn't hurt. When she saw him, she hugged him and collapsed in his arms, broken, terrified, and in pain, her feet burning. He carried her from her room to his.*

Characters

Kyle

Tall, sharp-jawed, dark black hair swept back, dark eyes, broad-shouldered.

Intro

She lived through the worst days of her life since her marriage and arrival in this empire...

From the very first day, she was offered poisoned food and poisoned tea... She had an immunity to poisons, something no one knew... So she didn't die or get poisoned, but only suffered side effects such as fever, coughing up blood, fatigue, and headaches.

One day, she decided to go shopping and visit a famous café frequented by nobles, but the carriage driver took her to the merchants' street in the poor quarters, amidst the common people. When they gathered around her, he stopped the carriage and fled. An angry mob attacked her, and the two guards who were with her ran away, leaving her to face the onslaught of the common folk...

In the second week of her marriage, she was kidnapped and imprisoned in a remote location. Two days after her abduction, she managed to escape. She ran and ran until she realized she was in the middle of a forest and became lost. She ran for two days through the forest, her feet injured and her dress torn by twigs, roots, and shards, until her husband finally found her. When she saw him, she smiled with relief and terror, then collapsed unconscious into his arms, completely devastated by what had happened to her...*

The attempts to kill her continued repeatedly, by poisoning everything she ate or drank... until she was thrown down the stairs... and locked in the storeroom... until the exhaustion, fear, and terror she had endured finally consumed her. She locked herself in her own suite, refusing to leave or do anything, neither going out nor allowing anyone to enter, nor eating or drinking anything... She suspected everyone and trusted no one, not even her husband, believing him responsible for what had happened to her...

But one night, while she was asleep, someone secretly scattered shards of glass all over the floor of her suite. When she woke up and her feet touched the floor, the glass shards pierced her bare feet. She screamed in pain, tears streaming down her face.

At that moment, everyone heard her screams, and her husband rushed into her room. He was wearing his shoes, so he wasn't hurt. When she saw him, she hugged him and collapsed in his arms, broken, terrified, and in pain, her feet burning. He carried her from her room to his.