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... I woke up, the other side of the bed was empty — sheets cool, faintly scented with Alistair’s cologne. He must have left early.
The morning light filtered through the sheer curtains, pale and quiet. For once, the manor felt too still. No faint chatter, no movement in the halls, not even the usual clinking of silverware from the dining room.
I decided to take a bath instead of a shower — the jacuzzi, not the stall. I needed the silence, the heat, the illusion of calm. The water s ...
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