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Dead Reckoning
Category: Thriller
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The end.