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With her trusty bag slung over her shoulder, Sylvie made her way to the stable The earthy scents of the hay and horses, which rounded her She craved that sense of peace today

One of her passions she’d gained sinceAs a child she’d always drea in the city e—money her mother didn’t have

She reet her If a horse could s so now as she nuzzled Sylvie’s hand, urging her to fuss over the horse

Whenever Sylvie went riding, it was always Duchess she selected The entle and patient In fact, this was the horse Sylvie had learned to ride on when she’d first arrived in Tuscany But sadly, they wouldn’t be able to take one last ride together

“I’irl” Sylvie ran her hand down over thea baby”

Duchess was the second to hear her news The words felt so strange as they crossed her lips She was still getting used to this new reality

The horse studied her with those big golden-brown eyes And then Duchess whinnied as though to say she understood

“I’ to miss you”

With a heavy heart, Sylvie walked away Duchess put up a fuss, banging on her stall She didn’t want to be left behind The horse’s displeasure tugged on Sylvie’s heart

Today the stables didn’t give her the co restless, Sylvie continued walking With no particular destination inone foot in front of the other

The sun was sinking toward the horizon when Sylvie came to a stop at her favorite spot on the estate The se of the estate And in the background was a beautiful view of the rolling hills

With autus arrived earlier and earlier Sylvie wasn’t ready to let go of this suht she’d have an opportunity to visit Paris? The City of Love had been on her bucket list as well as visiting the Eiffel Tower and now she’d done both—and not alone

She’d swear that city cast a spell over its visitors—she was convinced of it Otherwise, how else could she explain her being so bold with Enzo—starting so that spun totally and deliciously out of control?

Now that they were back in Tuscany, she could see things clearer It was abundantly obvious to her that they didn’t belong together Where he wanted to wipe away the past—pretend it didn’t exist, she wanted to cling to it so as not to make the sa to sell the estate, she liked to s over and make a plan Whereas he was stubborn and refused to admit when he’d made a mistake, she accep

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