A Blissful Night with My Step-Father
Ginny received reports of how her mum went around spreading rumors and trying to discredit her and Raymond's intentions as power hungry and not protectors of this estate.
The more they worked at it, the wearier Ginny found herself becoming. For every point that she felt they had gained, Lucy would come up with a sharper countermove.
The fight was relentless, and beginning to wear everybody down.
One evening, after yet another exhausting day of meetings, Ginny sat alone in the garden, trying to still her racing mind.
The estate grounds were quiet; the moon cast its soft glow over flowers and trees alike. She found herself considering how far they'd come, and what was still hanging in the bala