The Runaway (1)

Alex returned home that day with a pep in his step. Tonight was Eddie’s and his anniversary. Well, not a true one year anniversary. Tonight, they had officially been married for three months, an achievement worth celebrating.

Three months with the only person he ever cared about. All day throughout work his men shivered in his presence. He wondered why they all seemed so off-put until he realized he was smiling. The Duke of Ice smiling!

This feeling of happiness was so strange. Alex never truly felt happiness before. Even his stolen moments with his mother weren’t true happiness. Fear of his father and sadness over his mother’s health always plagued those interactions.

But with his little scholar, he’d finally found true happiness.

Eddie was a blooming flower, becoming prettier and prettier every day. It’s a wonder how proper care can truly change a woman. Her skin now carried the healthiest glow, her hair shined, and she con