The Romanov Diary
Category: Historical
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.
The stars that night seemed closer than they had any right to be.
She had learned long ago not to trust promises.
He had been waiting for her for what felt like an eternity.
She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.
There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.
The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.
A knock at the door changed everything.
The end.