The Medici Secret
Category: Historical
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
It was the kind of night when secrets refused to stay buried.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The end.