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The Duke’s Secret
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 stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The end.