🔹𝓦𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝔂🔹

Cover art illustrated by me ^^

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Summary

He was a veteran, she was a foreigner.

He loved her, she could read his mind.

He wore gloves to protect others from his sins.

She wore kimonos to reclaim her identity.

Colonel Gerald Aldrick survived the war, but he didn't come back the same man.

Now, a teacher at the academy where he was once alive and full of dreams, he moved through each day like a ghost of the past.

Until Robin Taylor stormed into his office.

Fierce, beautiful, and convinced he was an abusive teacher, the caretaker tore into him with a passion that made his long-dead heart race for the first time in years. She called him useless. A doormat. A terrible liar. She threatened his job and walked away without a second glance.

Gerald should have been offended.

Instead, he was captivated.

But this was not a story of fate.

Robin saw nothing but a sad excuse of a man. A violent soldier pathetically entranced by her looks.

Like everyone else.

Robin knew exactly what this man wanted, no stranger to that 'line of work'. She had every intention of using his legendary colonel status for the ambitions and prominence of Trizstan's Spiriter Home.

But was that all she truly wanted?

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! Trigger Warnings apply !

Please do not read if you are not 18 years or older.

This story discusses themes of war and post traumatic stress disorder. Sexual coercion and abuse, transphobia and other forms of bigotry. NONE of this is written to be romanticised in any fashion. I will do my utmost to treat these themes with the respect and gravity they deserve.

Additionally, my characters discuss different political views. Just because a character holds certain views does not mean I agree with them!

Thank you for understanding.

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Author's Note

This is a prequel story I'm writing for a much bigger series I have in the making. I loved these two characters so much, I decided to write a novel dedicated to them.

Hopefully, even despite the darker themes, you can enjoy their story as much as I do. ^^

- Miles Taylor

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UPDATES - ONE CHAPTER PER WEEK IS THE GOAL🪄✨
Note: my chapters are divided into 2/3 parts so they will be released throughout the week, not all at once.