The Medici Secret
Category: Historical
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
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.
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.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
The end.