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Chapter 39: Room Four

Author: Almira
last update publish date: 2026-09-02 02:59:36

Aurora's POV

The mansion had gone unnaturally quiet. I gripped the brass key tight in my fist. *E-4.* I looked at Alexander.

"You're coming with us."

He hesitated. Aridian noticed instantly. "Scared of a room?"

Alexander gave him a cold look. "You have no idea what you're walking into."

I wasn't staying behind either way. The three of us moved through the mansion, deeper into the abandoned east wing. The further we went, the older everything got. Dust. Portraits covered in white sheets. Locked
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