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Whispers of the Heart
Category: Romance
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
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.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.