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Chapter 10

Author: S.monroe
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-10 01:10:10

Serena’s POV

For a few seconds, my brain refused to understand what my eyes were seeing.

The door was open.

That much I knew.

My hand still rested on the handle, fingers stiff, like they had locked in place. The metal felt cold against my skin, grounding and unreal at the same time. The room beyond it looked calm. Soft. Golden sunlight spilled through half-drawn curtains, dust floating gently in the air like nothing bad had ever happened there.

It looked peaceful.

That was the firs
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