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The Duke’s Secret
Category: Romance
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The end.