❝ it seems that i have underestimated you, princess. ❞ ❝ that was your first mistake. coming here unarmed will be your last. ❞ ┃princess, prisoner, mercenary, advisor, soldier, commander, commoner ┃ GAME OF THRONES SEASONS 1-8 The Stag and the Snow (1) **ENDING REWRITE IN PROGRESS** tws: violence; sexual violence; description of gore; description of family loss and grief; sexual situations; graphic description of child loss; mentions of suicide; violent language. **** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ****

To save her family from financial ruin, Annaliese Dawson agrees to marry a stranger. She knows that the arrangement would probably never lead to love, but as the two begin to trust each other, could it be that they have a chance at true love? ***** Matthew Cassidy is a widower baronet with three young children. Convinced that his children deserve a mother, a marriage is promptly arranged between Matthew and Annaliese, a pair that have never met, and are complete opposites. What will it take to bring these two together? They have but one chance to get it right. [[word count: 80,000 - 90,000]] Cover designed by Morgan Sangster