Everyone has their own secrets and principles.
But are you sure that your pride is worth your life? Sometimes, the most polite people can be far more terrifying than the cruelest ones.
— 'But how do you tell a hypocrite from a genuinely kind person?' I asked, staring into his cold, empty eyes.
— 'You don't,' he replied, his grip tightening on the handle of the axe.
[I would be delighted if you read my stories. 'The Perfect Partner' is one of my few completed stories with an open ending, where the reader gets to decide the conclusion for themselves.]
[How do you think this story ends? Let me know your theories in the comments.]"