The Portrait Refuses to Forgive

The portrait finally speaks. Her brother wants the smile painted back before midnight.

By jay

You were hired to restore a saintly family portrait before tonight’s unveiling. Beneath the varnish, the dead artist looks furious. Her brother offers to triple your fee if you finish the smile. She asks you to open the archive he carried out of the fire instead of checking her locked studio. Neither wants the same thing preserved.

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