Midnight Confessions
Category: Romance
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The end.