Lord Colborne is an Earl with a deep appreciation for the arts. One evening while at his friend's home, he is introduced to the infamous Magnolia, a painter whose attention to detail far exceeds any that he had seen before. His friend informs him that no one knows who the Magnolia is, only that his artwork is highly sought after by many of society's elite. 
On a trip to London, he meets a mysterious woman who appeared to have stepped out of one of the Magnolia's paintings. He and his friend are later invited to an exhibition of the Magnolia's artwork, where he meets the same mysterious woman. What he discovers there is a secret so intriguing that he nor the mysterious woman will never be the same.

A Standalone Short Story with no cliffhanger!