Elena's POVThe North was even colder than I had imagined.On my third day in the Blackthorne domain, snow fell again outside the window.When I woke, a thin layer of frost coated the glass, but the fireplace inside the room was blazing.My maid, Maren Cole, came in with hot water and, seeing me still standing by the window in my dressing gown, immediately brought me a shawl."My lady, you'll catch a cold."I took it and draped it over my shoulders."Thank you."The wedding was already over.From the moment I set foot in the Blackthorne household, I became Rowan's wife.There was no lavish ceremony of the kind I had once daydreamed about, and none of the excitement of finally marrying the man I loved.I simply stood in the chapel, listened to the vows, and placed my hand in the hand of a man I barely knew.When the ceremony ended, Rowan released my hand almost at once.That night, he didn't come to my room.He only sent his steward, Owen Hale, to ask if I was tired from the journey and
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