Stolen Glances
Category: Romance
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
A knock at the door changed everything.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The end.