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The Hiding Place
Category: Thriller
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
A knock at the door changed everything.
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.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.
The end.