The Andromeda Strain

Category: Sci-Fi

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

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 sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

The end.

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