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It was late afternoon, and there I was, cooped up in my office, nursing a tumbler of whiskey between my hands.
I stood by the big paneled window, staring out at the garden below. The sunlight was slipping through the trees, catching the leaves as they started to fall—summer was packing up, making way for autumn.
It was a beautiful day, but my mind was somewhere else entirely.
I took a sip, the burn sliding down my throat, watching the amber glow of the whiskey.
The amber glow caught the light, pulling my thoughts right back to those golden eyes. Her eyes.
Who am I even kidding? Everything reminds me of her.
Something tugged deep in my heart as I walked away from her. Alex and I left the cottage as I promised, but every step away from her felt heavier than the last. I wanted h
