Where Shadows Call Her Name

Eveline Hawthorne once shared a profound love with Henry Ashbourne, heir to the Elmridge estate.They loved each other deeply, defying the divides of class and family honor. However, in the fateful winter of 1840, Eveline suddenly left Elmridge, leaving Henry in heartbreak. No one ever knew the reason.Three years later, she received an invitation to a grand ball at Elmridge-an event that would announce Henry's engagement to another noblewoman, Margery Langdon. Eveline made the decision to return, to confront the past and the truth that had never been spoken.During her time at Elmridge, Eveline gradually uncovered long-buried secrets: unsent letters, hidden portraits, unfinished promises, and the overbearing interference of Henry's father. She discovered that it was Lord Ashbourne who had forced Henry to give her up, deeming Eveline unworthy of becoming the lady of Elmridge because her mother had once been a lowly servant-despite later marrying into the nobility.Eveline and Henry, after days of avoidance and inner turmoil, finally met again on a rainy night. There, they admitted that their love had never faded-but it was too late.Bound by honor and duty, Henry could not break the engagement his father had arranged. Eveline, heartbroken, chose to walk away, preserving her pride and her freedom.Years later, Eveline lived in a quiet seaside town, a reclusive writer recording her life in nameless books. Henry remained at Elmridge, reserved and solemn, keeping a portrait of Eveline locked away in his private library-where no one else was allowed.One day, near the end of her life, Eveline received a letter. The handwriting was achingly familiar."I have loved you in silence, for all my life.If there is a next one, I would choose you-despite everything."The letter had been written fifteen years ago. Henry was gone, and Eveline had never known.She sat in her chair, the wind brushing through the slightly open window, and whispered: "So have I, Henry. So have I."Bạn có muốn mình đưa phần này vào như một chương ngoại truyện độc lập trong sách không? Nó rất phù hợp để trở thành một bonus ending hoặc chương "The Letter" ở cuối tác phẩm chính.

• | Author: Miko Yae
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Apr 13, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00074 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798319300393