The world we know has lost many people. We have had war, car crashes, bombings, collapsing structures, storms... etc. Half and half, they are the fault of mankind, and of natural causes. Our carelessness has the very capability of destroying colonies worth of people. With this said we all have a chosen fate. We will all die someday and it is planned on the breath of the world's creator. But what if someone could be responsible for the life and death of the certain individuals of all of these incidents? Of course that is a very interesting subject, that most wouldn't want to get into. Some might think it pointless, and some don't even think of such fantasies, you might call it. How could it be possible that one person could just look at all of these innocent people, and choose which are to be saved, and which are to lose their lives? They could be children, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters. The chain could cause even more deaths for years to come, if you didn't choose right.
...But what if I were to tell you there was a person of that sort?
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.