When I’m Gone, You Love
For a moment, I could almost hear her voice, teasing me, arguing with me, laughing too loudly when she thought no one was watching.
I moved to the window and rested my palm against the glass.
That garden was where I had first seen Beatrice.
She had been standing in the courtyard below, arguing fiercely with one of her guards. Her chin was lifted stubbornly, her eyes bright with frustration. I had paused, curious despite myself.
Who was this girl who dared raise her voice in my territory?
When she had looked up and met my gaze, something had shifted. Not recognition. Something quieter. Something dangerous.
She had been beautiful. Not in the polished, careful way of court women, but in a raw,
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