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Beneath the Surface
Category: Thriller
A knock at the door changed everything.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
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.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.