🌿 I Got Divorced and Befriended a War Hero 🌿

🌿 You got divorced to escape a life that broke your heart. You never expected your quiet new beginning to lead you to a scarred war hero—and an unexpected friendship that feels a little too much like home. 🌿 ❦ ──────── ✦ ──────── ❦ Six months ago, your marriage to Crown Prince Percival Arden ended in a scandal. Your husband fell in love with your best friend, Cecilia. The divorce was finalized. Cecilia is now engaged to the prince, and you are left with nothing but whispers, pity, and a reputation you never asked for. So you leave the capital behind. You hide your identity, move to the peaceful town of Valebrook, and take a position at the Royal Knights’ Training Academy. You aren’t looking for another romance. You aren’t looking for a new husband. You just want a quiet life. ❦ ──────── ✦ ──────── ❦ A SMALL HOME. A SIMPLE JOB. A FRESH START. ❦ ──────── ✦ ──────── ❦ Then there’s General Ivar Stonelock. A legendary war hero. A former frontline general. A scarred, intimidating man who rarely smiles and seems permanently annoyed with the world. He commands the academy where you work. And, unfortunately, he lives only a few minutes away. At first, you’re simply neighbors. You help him with the things he can’t manage around the house. He fixes the things you can’t manage yourself. You share tea. He starts leaving firewood by your door. You begin having dinner together. Somehow, the terrifying general becomes the person you look forward to seeing most. Neither of you is searching for love. Both of you have already learned that marriage can hurt. So perhaps friendship is safer. At least, that’s what you tell yourselves. ❦ ──────── ✦ ──────── ❦ Quiet days. Warm tea. A grumpy war hero next door. Maybe this is exactly the life you needed. But where will this new beginning take you? Will you keep your distance, let friendship grow into something more, or choose an entirely different path? The choice is yours. 🌿