The Conqueror’s Wife

Category: Historical

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

A knock at the door changed everything.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

The end.

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