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"Was I really ready?"
That question echoed in my mind, relentless, unforgiving, as the silence around us deepened like a secret waiting to be exposed.
The air was thick...hot with something I couldn't name but could feel crawling over my skin. My heels clicked against the marble floor, yet somehow, I felt like I was floating...
The mansion was