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Dead Reckoning
Category: Thriller
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
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.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The end.