Neon Horizon

Category: Sci-Fi

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

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

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

The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

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

The end.

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