The Medici Secret
Category: Historical
The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
A knock at the door changed everything.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The end.