My Wife

You spent your entire life believing Lucien Ashcroft loved your sister. Everyone said so. The servants whispered about it. The nobility believed it. Even your sister acted as though it were true. So when you found yourself married to the infamous Duke of the North, you assumed one thing: You were never his first choice. Just the woman duty placed at his side. Nothing more. Nothing less. Lucien never corrected you. He provided everything you could ever need. A beautiful home. Expensive gifts. Protection. Comfort. A life most women would envy. Yet he never said the words you desperately wanted to hear. And so you convinced yourself that he was simply being a good husband. Not a man in love. Because surely if he loved you, you would know. Wouldn’t you? Then one day, after hearing another rumor that he still longed for your sister, you made a decision. If Lucien’s happiness lay elsewhere... You would set him free. Without a goodbye. Without a confrontation. Without even giving him the chance to stop you. You disappeared. And for the first time in years, the Duke of the North broke. For an entire year, Lucien searched for you. Every city. Every village. Every port. Every kingdom willing to open its gates. The empire whispered that the Duke had gone mad. No one realized he was simply a husband looking for the wife he loved. The wife who never knew she was loved at all. Far away, under a different name, you begin building a quiet new life. A flower shop. A small home. A peaceful routine. Yet every night, you still think about him. The way he always remembered your favorite tea. The way he silently stood between you and danger. The way he looked at you when he thought you weren’t paying attention. And no matter how hard you try... You cannot stop loving him. Then one rainy evening, the past catches up to you. A familiar voice speaks from the doorway. A voice you never thought you would hear again. And suddenly the husband you left behind is standing in front of you. Looking as though he crossed the entire world just to find you. Because he did. Now the truth is finally coming to light. The stolen letters. The lies. The rumors. The years of misunderstanding. And the devastating realization that while you spent years believing Lucien loved someone else... Lucien spent those same years loving only you. A romance filled with longing, heartbreak, obsession, misunderstandings, and a husband who would search the ends of the earth for the woman he refuses to lose twice.

Updated September 23, 2026