The Medici Secret

Category: Historical

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

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

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

The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.

She had learned long ago not to trust promises.

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 had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.

The end.

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