Named by M.L. Marian

I’LL KNOW HER WHEN I SEE HER
For centuries, all the men in my family have captured their brides.
Mine is sold to me instead, watching me with wide eyes as the judge marries us.
All I want to do is love her, but she runs from me.
WHEN I DO, SHE’LL BE MINE
I’m Jedidiah Shay, and I’m going after my runaway wife.
I’ll find you, my silent little Dove, and make you mine.
This is what it means to be a Shay

Note: Named is not contemporary. The story happens circa late 1800s.