The story
He's lived a thousand years. Her family treats him like dirt.
Silas Lancaster is immortal and has been alive for a thousand years. When a friend of his is dying, Silas promises to protect the man's family for three years. To keep that promise he takes his friend's granddaughter as his wife, and her family answers with nothing but contempt and cruelty. After the divorce, the truth about his power comes out. The elite who laughed at him are suddenly the ones begging, and the family that looked down on him finds out exactly who they had.
