she said. “It cannot be more beautiful than the Crystal Lake.”Lucien allowed himself a smile. He had created a new Wonder for Michelle every evening since they had met. One door led to a room made entirely from velvet-smooth chocolate. Another revealed a trek through the branches of an enormous Christmas tree, the aromas of roasting goose, spiced mincemeat and coal dust dancing in the air. It had taken him all evening to create the music mine – a vast cavern dotted with brightly coloured jewels that filled the air with beautiful melodies when they were plucked from the walls.Lucien led her up a staircase to a solitary door.“What is it?” she asked.“Open it and find out,” he said.She reached for the handle, opened the door, and took a few hesitant steps into the room beyond.“It’s a garden,” she said, barely able to speak through her amazement.She was right. It was a garden, an overgrown wilderness of plants and flowers and trees. But every petal of every flower was made of fire.
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