The Soldier I forgot
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Last published Tue, Sep 9, 2025
A tale of forgotten love, shattered history, and a ghost who never let go.
When Nia, a struggling young woman burdened by her present, stumbles upon the ruins of an ancient palace, something long-buried awakens. A suit of blackened armor, scarred by time, and a name carved into stone.. Ashen Crest. She doesn't know why her heart aches or why her dreams begin to bleed into a past she never lived.
But someone remembers.
Ashen Crest was once the kingdom's fiercest warrior, a loyal protector cursed to be forgotten after daring to love the royal princess.. Sani Velmora. Betrayed, erased from history, and left to wander as a ghost, his soul stirs the moment she returns in a new life. He follows her now, unseen and undead, desperate to protect the only thing that ever gave him peace: her.
As Nia begins to recover fragments of a love story buried under ash and betrayal, she finds herself torn between two timelines one where she was a princess stolen by war and duty, and the present, where justice for Ashen demands a war of its own. Because loving him again might mean breaking the laws of life and death. And choosing him might cost her everything... again.
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