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A Kingdom’s Ransom
Category: Historical
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The end.