A Quiet Place to Die

Category: Thriller

He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

A knock at the door changed everything.

It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

The end.

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