A Quiet Place to Die
Category: Thriller
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
A knock at the door changed everything.
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.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The end.