A Quiet Place to Die
Category: Thriller
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
A knock at the door changed everything.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The end.