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The warm scent of cinnamon and sugar wrapped around them like a hug as the bakery door chimed softly. "Did you hear about the new librarian? Rumor has it she moved here after some scandal back in the city." "Scandal? What kind of scandal?" "The kind that involves a missing first edition and a very angry book collector." "You’re making that up." "Am I? Then why does she flinch every time someone mentions the word ‘borrow’?" A tray of fresh croissants slid out of the oven, golden and flaky. The buttery aroma filled the silence between them. "Maybe she just loves books a little too much. You know how collectors are." "Or maybe she’s hiding something. People don’t just leave the city for a town like this without a reason." "Unless they’re looking for a fresh start. Not everything’s a mystery, you know." "Then why do you sound so suspicious?" A slow smile spread. "Because I know you’re the one who ‘borrowed’ Mrs. Henderson’s prize-winning pie recipe last summer." "That was different!" "Was it?"