The Earl’s Bride
Category: Romance
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
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.
A knock at the door changed everything.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The end.