rottenpetals

She married his name, but loved his sister.In the cold, fog-wrapped halls of 1500s England, Clementine Ashdown is a bride made of porcelain and quiet rebellion - bound by duty to Lord Dorian Thorne, a man who values alliance over affection. Their marriage is a bargain struck between power and fear, sealed within a manor where secrets breathe through the walls.But Clementine hides a forbidden truth.Her heart belongs not to her husband... but to Lady Evangeline Thorne, his haunted, beautiful sister.Evangeline is everything Clementine was never allowed to want - dark, tender, and quietly defiant. Together, they carve out a hidden world of candlelight and trembling hands, their love whispered through secret letters tucked behind books and beneath candleholders.As their words grow bolder, the shadows around them stir. Rumors bloom. The house begins to watch. And when Lord Dorian's suspicions ignite, passion turns perilous.Now Clementine must choose:Silence and survival... or a love that could ruin them both.…