The Perfect Stranger
Category: Thriller
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.
A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.
The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.
The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.
A knock at the door changed everything.
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.
The end.