Fatal Tides
Category: Thriller
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
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.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The end.