Substitute [bxb] ✔
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  • Time 4h 12m
  • Reads 226,042
  • Votes 10,576
  • Parts 28
  • Time 4h 12m
Complete, First published Apr 03, 2018
Mature
"I can't grow to love you. I'm sorry, but you will always be a second choice to me."

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"You can't last a single day on the battlefield, and you won't last a single hour in my bedroom."

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Victor Cailloux has always been smitten with his childhood friend and wants nothing more than a chance to be with him. His heart is broken when his love is married off to a Prince but he is presented with an opportunity to get out of his miserable life at home and be close to his first love by the General Henry Rémy. By marrying him.

And somewhere along the way of their marriage of compromise, Henry falls in love. But will Victor be able to forget his childhood love, and accept him or will he push Henry away from him, forever?

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Or where Victor is too stubborn for his own good and Henry just wants acceptance.

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Sometimes humor, a lot of angst, drama, and romance all around.

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This is spin-off of my other story Fate but it can be a stand-alone.

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Cover by the lovely @foundmykee.
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