Kayla Ingvardsen

Little Black Book

He was not a bad husband, but Asha did not love him. Nor he, her. She was a child in his eyes. He an old man to her. She was grateful. She bore him no ill-will. In marrying her he had saved her from a life of slavery after her family’s treason. Asha was treated well but paid little mind. She had no business in the courts. Her Lord already had an heir, betrothed. Asha wasn’t even a figurehead.