Jilted Bride: Marrying The Dead War Hero

Chapter 5

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nally claimed Jolie. She slept d

tion of ornate stone carving slid silently to the side

soled boots making no sound. The air he brought from th

oss the room, illuminating a

h step deliberate and silent, a skill honed on ba

bed, looking down at the

n her up close, without a veil or

tling with some unseen trouble even in her dreams. Her face, pale in the moonlight, lo

membered from years ago, the one trailin

k on her nightstand. An apothecary's

d smooth the worry from her brow. He flexed his finger

sleep. A single word escaped h

the

at it struck a chord deep inside him. A reminder that

had entered the room began to thaw,

licker of connection,

emy or an ally, but he sensed she was

in the moonlight, until the distant chime of the

blanket had slipped, exposing one sl

he reached down and gently pulled t

her skin. The contact was electric, a jolt up

passage as silently as he had co

, he found Agnes waiting

gain a cold, impassive ma

le here. I don't want anyone fro

ficant shift from the simple command to

ed. "Especially Trist

"And Agnes. Not a wo

nd disappeared deeper into the network o

he unexpected warmth

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Jilted Bride: Marrying The Dead War Hero

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“I was supposed to marry Lord Tristan Beaumont. The wedding was perfectly planned, and my ancestral engagement ring was already on my finger. But days before the ceremony, he walked into the rose garden with my cousin, Seraphina, clinging to his arm. He looked at me with chilling indifference and announced he was marrying her instead. "You will still join the Beaumont family. Just not as my wife. You can be my mistress." Seraphina squeezed out fake tears, claiming they couldn't control their love, while the Beaumont matriarchs cornered me in the drawing room. They demanded I accept this humiliation quietly to protect their reputation, offering a dowry as the price for my dignity. Tristan even threatened me, reminding me that without their protection, I was an orphan with nothing left. They thought I was a helpless girl who would obediently step into their gilded cage, knowing I needed their family's resources to uncover the truth behind my parents' deaths. The humiliation burned, but my shock quickly turned into cold, hard fury. I looked at the man who had sworn his love and the cousin I had trusted like a sister. Why should I sacrifice my dignity to be a stepping stone for their perfect romance? I, Jolie Vinson, would never be anyone's pathetic mistress. So, in front of the entire smug family, I made a counter-proposal. "I request permission to marry the late Lord Gabriel by proxy." I chose to marry Tristan's dead older brother, becoming the untouchable senior widow to seize his vast, hidden fortune. But what I didn't know was that my "dead" husband was actually very much alive, hiding in the secret passages of my new bedroom, watching my every move.”