The Patriot's Bride : From Ashes to Heart
Seven Months Ago
"I’m tired of this woman!" Edward’s voice thundered through the hall. "I love someone else. I don’t want to be with her anymore!"
"Why?" Ruby’s voice trembled, barely above a whisper. "Why are you saying this?" She clutched his hand, desperation flickering in her eyes.
"It was a mistake, not a marriage."
On her 21st birthday, divorce papers were tossed in her face by the man she once loved—her childhood sweetheart, her husband.
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Seven Months Later
"You’re quite arrogant." Ruby frowned at the man before her.
Alaric Hawthorne smirked, hands in his pockets. "Sometimes, arrogance in love is necessary."
She, the resolute village chief. He, the unyielding county executive. What would their clash ignite?
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The Wedding Day
"Ruby, please! I’m sorry. Don’t leave me!" Edward knelt, desperation etched across his face.
Ruby, standing in a wedding dress, met his gaze—cold and unmoved.
"Sorry, Mr. Edward," Alaric Hawthorne stepped beside her, a knowing smile on his lips. "You see, my bride and I have somewhere to be."