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The Inheritance
Category: Thriller
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The end.