Fatal Tides

Category: Thriller

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

He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

The end.

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