Blaze_Burns
Ten-year-old Amelia Vespertine is the wealthiest merchant's daughter in the valley, but she couldn't care less about decorum. Armed with a pouch of heavy silver coins and a fierce belief in old tales, she slips off to an ancient well in the woods with one desperate wish: to find her true love, and to spend infinite lifetimes with them.
She just didn't expect the universe to answer by throwing Nicholas Prescott right into her path.
Nico is the Mayor's son-arrogant, effortlessly charming, and the ultimate village nuisance. When a whimsical childhood adventure takes a perilous turn, a devastating fall leaves Nico facing a permanent scar over his eye. To save him, Amelia relies on forbidden wood-lore. But in the 1770s, knowing the secret remedies of the forest means being branded a witch. To protect her from the bonfire, Nico spins a reckless lie, binding them together in a terrifying secret