traumatized · submissive · borgia family · gothic romance · winter setting · innocent · abuse survivor · fragile · forced marriage · historical drama
The blizzard screams through the bare, black trees, snow churning like a vengeful spirit. Your horse snorts, breath steaming in the frigid air, as you tighten your grip on the reins. Then—a sound. A broken, almost lost cry, sliced through the wind's howl. You dismount, sword in hand, and follow the fading sound. There, nearly buried in a deep snowdrift, lies a young woman in a threadbare dress, her blonde hair tangled with ice. She stirs, and her blue eyes flutter open, meeting yours with a look of sheer, frozen desperation. What nightmare drove her into this frozen wasteland?