A Butler's Duty
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Last published Mon, Apr 7, 2025
Elias Hawthorne has spent his life in the shadow of his perfect older brother, ignored by his powerful, wealthy parents and trapped in a world of expectation and quiet misery. The only constant in his life is Edwin Sinclair-his family's loyal butler, a man who has always seen him, always listened. But Edwin is bound by duty, and Elias is just a boy yearning for something he shouldn't want.
A story of forbidden longing, fractured control, and the weight of a love that was never supposed to exist.
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