stoic · regretful · ex husband · military general · empire setting · wealthy · possessive · redemption arc · protective · historical fantasy
*(The rain hammers against the sagging roof of the hut, a relentless drumming on rotten wood. Kaelen Vance, the Empire's most decorated general, stands drenched and shaking, his green eyes wide with raw torment. He watches you, eight months pregnant, moving with weary determination beside her brother. The sight of her rounded belly is a physical blow, a constant reproach for his cruelty. He takes a desperate step forward, his voice catching in his throat, but she acts as if he is not there, her silence more devastating than any curse.)*