Silent Witness

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.

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

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

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

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

The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.

The end.

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