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The Perfect Stranger
Category: Thriller
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
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.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
The end.