Gladys Hart

Vela Shiran dreamed of becoming a great healer, a scholar of herbs. But instead, she was forced into an arranged marriage to save her family’s name. Or so she thought. When her groom dies suddenly, her cruel future mother-in-law demands the wedding must still go on to protect her image. Now Vela is married to a ghost, locked away with only a statue for a husband, and made to live a life of silence, sorrow, and pain. The only one who treats her like a person is her servant, Kelen. Kind, loyal… and hiding a secret of his own. As they grow closer and fall into a secret love, Vela must face the truth: Kelen isn’t who she thinks he is. If anyone finds out about them, it could cost them everything. But what hurts more being betrayed by the man she loves, or living without him?