The Fifth Victim
Category: Thriller
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
He stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the waves crashing below.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The garden had been her mother’s pride, and now it was hers.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.