Beneath the Surface
Category: Thriller
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The end.