I Wish She Would Disappear,' the Duke of Gathorne Told His Brother — Unaware She Heard It All

A duke who married out of a deathbed promise says one honest, terrible thing to his brother behind a study door — and the wife who has spent six months quietly saving his estate is standing on the other side of it. She grants his wish that same afternoon, leaving behind the pearls, the gowns, the name, and her wedding ring. What the Duke of Gathorne does with the winter that follows is the real story, and it costs him everything he has ever hidden behind. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #dukeromance #marriageofduty #shewalkedaway #overheard #dignifiedexit #secondchanceromance #victorianromance #regencyromance #romancestory #audiostory #storytime #truelove #humbleheroine #broodingduke #widower #grief #reckoning #quietstrength #englishcountryhouse #villageschool #devotion #heartwarming #wholesomeromance #bedtimestory #romanticfiction #periodpiece #hebrokefirst #shegrantedhiswish period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, wholesome love story, marriage of duty, deathbed promise, she overheard him, walked away with dignity, second chance romance, brooding widower duke, grieving duke, husband and wife strangers, duke and duchess reconcile, quiet strength heroine, village school teacher, english country house, romance audiobook, romance short story, storytime romance, love story for women, overlooked wife, wedding ring returned, courtship done properly, estate drainage, tenant farmers, housekeeper knows, moor road, no explicit content, romance narration, historical fiction story, marriage proposal, second vows, tender ending, devotion story, period drama, longform romance