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The Conqueror’s Wife
Category: Historical
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
A knock at the door changed everything.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The end.