A Quiet Place to Die
Category: Thriller
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The end.