Tangled Hearts
Category: Romance
A knock at the door changed everything.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.