Very good!
A couple of tiny problems -
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The light from the hall illuminated into the master bedroom, where he slept like a king in his throne. Like Henry VIII, he had beheaded her time after time, each time his power growing with the previous drop of the guillotine.
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Henry used an axe except with Anne Boleyn (sp?) on whom he used a sword. Guillotine is French.
This is bothersome. It seems out of place.
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Stainless, hardly. Crimson blood still lay streaked across the blade, even as the faucet gently let water flow across its surface.
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Interesting observation. I would rewrite it to be more active.
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How unfair it seemed that the mistress lived, while the wife died. How unfair it seemed that the husband slept in his bed, while the wife lay in the closet. Unfair as it all seemed, it was doomed upon her the day she said, "I do." Her entire marriage had been nothing after those five long years, but after all that time there had been one thing he had honored. He hadn't been lying when he said "'til death do us part."
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This ties it all together which is probably not a good idea. Reworking the front with some clues might be better.
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She already knew what was in the closet. She already knew the tragic story of the night before. She had heard it. She had seen it. She had tasted it. She had felt it. There was no denying what lay behind this beautiful wooden door. It was something beautiful. Something she saw everyday as she looked into the mirror and cried.
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This helps
Trusting your reader is important - I've been trying to get this through my head for some time. In a perfect world, a few bread crumbs are all that's needed. Signposts are overkill.
Good story.
Adrian