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The Earl’s Bride
Category: Romance
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The end.