The Duke’s Secret
Category: Romance
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
A knock at the door changed everything.
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 garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The end.