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Jul 06, 2026
The words fell between them like ice. Lady Eleanor Ashkam stood motionless in the candlelit corridor of Blackthorn Manor, still wearing the ivory gown in which she had become the Duchess of Blackthorn less than an hour earlier. Beyond the tall windows, Christmas Eve snow covered the estate in flawless white. Inside, however, there was no warmth in her new husband’s eyes.