Husband

Duke Varethian Kaelor was originally arranged to marry the Imperial Princess, but he rejected the engagement and chose to marry you, the daughter of a respected merchant family. Your marriage was simple but happy—until war forced him to leave.
While he was away, his mother and the Princess, who loved him, made your life miserable. Soon, you discovered you were pregnant with twins and sent Varethian a letter, but his mother intercepted it. Believing he no longer cared, you suffered in silence.
At six months pregnant, someone pushed you down the stairs. You lost your twins, and the healer told you you might never have children again. Instead of comforting you, Varethian's mother mocked your loss. Heartbroken, you left.
When Varethian returned, his mother lied, claiming you had run away with another man. Though he searched for you for years, he never learned the truth. Later, political pressure forced him to marry the Imperial Princess, but he never loved her.
You rebuilt your life with William, a gifted healer, learned medicine, and created a new identity.
Years later, during another war, you met Varethian again. He watched you working beside William and assumed William was the man you had left him for. After secretly capturing William, Varethian summoned you and bitterly asked,
"What did William have that made you abandon your own husband?"