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Reckless

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Elena's POV

The rain had thinned to a drizzle by the time I reached the mansion. My boots squelched against the porch, soaked through, but I didn’t care. My body moved on autopilot. Inside, the house greeted me with silence so different from the loud, suffocating energy in the Jeep or the diner.

I dropped my keys in the bowl by the door and leaned against the wall. My chest hurt. Not in the physical way, but in that sharp, hollow ache that lingered after someone carved pieces out of you with their words.

Silas’s voice still rang in my ears.

“Some things are better left in the dark… just like you.”

I wiped my face roughly, furious at myself for crying. Again. Since when had I let anyone make me feel this small?

The light in the hallway flickered as I went toward the stairs. I paused. One of the antique paintings along the corridor, the one of the woman in the black veil had been tilted.

Strange.

I never touched those.

Frowning, I adjusted the frame. It didn’t budge. I tried again but
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