Silent Witness
Category: Thriller
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
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 had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The end.