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Starting Afresh

Author: Evelyn Joness
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The door to the study closed behind them, shutting out the noise from the courtyard. The music faded into a dull thump in the distance.

Alejandro was still holding her hand. It was warm. Real. On the floor beside them, the separation papers lay scattered, cold and forgotten.

Amelia slowly pulled her hand free and turned toward the fireplace. The rush from dinner the stares, the tension, Doña Isabella’s command was wearing off. What was left felt empty.

“So,” she said quietly, staring at the fl
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