Author's Note

A family curse. A forced marriage. A runaway bride. And a wayward son.

After years of misfortune, luck has finally shown favor upon the Truvow family in the form of Count Reginald Drewmond, but his kindness comes at a cost. Estella Truvow discovers she must marry the count tomorrow morning, a man she has never met, if she wants to save her family from ruin.

Estella has other plans and she isn't the only one.

This novella is being written for ONC 2024 using prompt 88: "Your father is forcing you to marry someone you have never met. The night before your wedding you tie your sheets together and make your escape through the window. Half way down you make eye contact with someone doing the exact same thing a few windows over."