A Quiet Place to Die

Category: Thriller

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.

A knock at the door changed everything.

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

The train pulled out of the station with a long, mournful whistle.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

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

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

The end.

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