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The Italian Affair
Category: Romance
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
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.
The end.