nancy32899
idea by @praneeha
Married for only seven days in an arranged union, Hayley Marshall and Klaus Mikaelson have barely shared a moment together. Between his demanding duties as a soldier and the time she spends fitting into his family, Hayley feels more like a stranger than a wife, silently longing for the husband she was given but hasn't truly known. When Klaus finally returns home, tired yet wholly hers, they share a night of deep, tender intimacy one filled with soft touches, worshipful adoration, and heartfelt promises. He swears to cherish and protect her, vowing that she is the only love he will ever have. But the after few days, Klaus leaves for a mission and vanishes without a trace. Soon, devastating news arrives: he is labeled a traitor, accused of abandoning his country and his family. Left behind with nothing but doubt and heartbreak, Hayley is forced to question if every word whispered that night was a lie... unaware that the man who promised her forever is fighting every second to get back to her, holding onto their vow as his only hope.