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The Duke’s Secret
Category: Romance
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
The end.