A Love Forged In Ruins
Something about the way her name looked—familiar, though I couldn’t place it.
“Of course, I’ll review this,” I said. I kept my tone light, casual, though a strange sense of wariness had settled over me. “Thank you for bringing it by in person.”
She nodded, but then she did something small, subtle, that immediately put me on edge. Instead of handing me the paper and stepping back politely, she leaned just slightly forward, her eyes scanning the boutique as if she was memorizing every detail. “You’ve done a beautiful job here,” she said. “It’s… quite personal. It has a lot of character. I can tell this boutique is very important to you.”
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