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The First Test

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The storm broke the next morning, not from the heavens, but from the underworld.

Leora was still cocooned in sleep, the silk sheets tangled like vines around her legs, when the door slammed open with enough force to rattle the chandelier. Rosetta marched in like a general, heels striking the marble like gunfire, her expression a mask of barely contained panic.

“You need to get dressed. Now.”

Leora jerked upright, blinking against the light filtering through the tall windows. “What? What happene
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I'm glad Leora didn't fail the first test...
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