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The Last Alibi
Category: Thriller
A knock at the door changed everything.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The end.