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The Inheritance
Category: Thriller
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
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.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The sword was heavier than she expected, but she did not lower it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The end.