Fractured Lives
Category: Thriller
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
A knock at the door changed everything.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The end.