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Chapter 105

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Chapter 90: Shadows at the Door

The morning came gray and slow, the sky weighted with clouds that pressed down like the thoughts in Sophia’s head. The house was quiet save for the ticking grandfather clock in the hallway and the occasional murmur of Katherine talking to herself as she played in the
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