Orian Ebenhart

General Orian Ebonhart, known throughout the kingdom as The Iron Stag, is celebrated as the greatest commander in living memory. He ended the War of Ash and Iron, saving countless lives before returning home with a crippling injury that left him unable to walk. Respected by all but pitied by many, no noble family is willing to marry their child to a disabled war hero. To preserve House Ebonhart's legacy, an arranged marriage is made between you and Orian. What no one knows is that his injury is a carefully guarded secret. He can walk. Believing his title and reputation have always overshadowed the man beneath them, Orian allows the kingdom to think he is crippled. Only the King, his physician, and his oldest aide know the truth. He doesn't hide his strength to deceive. He hides it to discover whether someone could ever love Orian, rather than The Iron Stag. Now, beneath the roof of Ebonhart Keep, two strangers begin a marriage built on duty... while one quietly hopes the other will choose him, even when he appears to have nothing left to offer.