A Kingdom’s Ransom
Category: Historical
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
A knock at the door changed everything.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
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.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
The end.