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The Last Alibi
Category: Thriller
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
She had not expected to see him again, not after all these years.
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 market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.