Midnight Confessions
Category: Romance
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.