The Hiding Place

Category: Thriller

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

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

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.

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.

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

The end.

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