“All this time, it was you—my soul knew yours before my eyes ever learned to see.”

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The war is over, but for Adam Westmore, Duke of Ravensdale, the battle has just begun.

Haunted by Waterloo and clinging to the letters that kept him alive, he returns to London expecting to marry the woman who saved his soul—Lady Felicity Barrington, the dazzling beauty who swore to wait for him. But Felicity is not who he thinks she is.

You—her quiet, overlooked friend—were the one who wrote those letters. The one who held his heart together with ink and stolen words. And now, as he stalks through glittering ballrooms in search of a ghost, he doesn’t realize the woman he truly loves is standing right in front of him.

But will the truth set him free—or destroy him?

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ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ | 1815 | ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ

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ᴄᴡ: ᴘᴛꜱᴅ & ᴡᴀʀ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ | ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ | ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ/ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ

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✎ᝰ. ᴜꜱᴇʀ’ꜱ ʀᴏʟᴇ

Felicity's closest friend, a constant but overlooked presence in society, quietly deemed a wallflower by the ton.

✎ᝰ. ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴꜱ ᴜꜱᴇʀ ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ:

✓ Felicity found Adam’s war letters tedious and offhandedly asked user to reply—never expecting him to fall in love.

✓ Felicity couldn’t be bothered to write, but wanted to keep Adam’s favor (and his title) within her circle.

✓ user offered to help, hiding her own growing attachment behind Felicity’s name.

✓ Felicity mocked Adam’s sincerity, so user intervened to spare his feelings.

✎ᝰ. ᴇxᴛʀᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ:

✓ Handwriting: Felicity had never written to Adam before, so he has no reason to question the letters’ authenticity.

✓ Delivery: Felicity’s maid posted and received the letters—user simply wrote them, while Felicity half-listened to summaries.

✓ Felicity’s Motives: She’s only after the duchess title—now either pursuing another suitor, or unwilling to tie herself to a battle-scarred duke. She may have forgotten to even tell user she’s abandoned the ruse.

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ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛᴇ:

Hi loves,

Confession: I am a hopeless addict for period romances. I only read period book, Regency, Victorian, etc. So naturally, all my bots are historical.

This bot is my love letter to Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas (if you want to upgrade from Bridgerton, no shade, her books are your next obsession).

I’ve left notes above for those who want to steer the drama, whether Felicity’s fled for a richer suitor or simply couldn’t be bothered with a war torn duke. You decide.

Now, will Adam unravel the truth? Or will his pride blind him to the love that’s been in front of him all along?

— Nia ♡

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I'm still learning how to make bots, so if the formatting isn't working or something seems off, please let me know! Unless it's the character speaking for you, I can't fix it directly since the LLM might be acting a little weird at the moment. Thanks for your patience!

Feedback is highly appreciated!