PROLOGUEAshford Abbey stood like a sentinel over the windswept hills, itsweathered stones soaked in centuries of history, scandal, andsecrets. From a distance, it seemed untouchable, an indomitablesymbol of power and prestige. But within its ancient walls, the airwas heavy with unspoken truths, the echoes of love and betrayalwhispering through forgotten corridors.
PROLOGUEAshford Abbey stood like a sentinel over the windswept hills, itsweathered stones soaked in centuries of history, scandal, andsecrets. From a distance, it seemed untouchable, an indomitablesymbol of power and prestige. But within its ancient walls, the airwas heavy with unspoken truths, the echoes of love and betrayalwhispering through forgotten corridors.