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Chapter 54 ;The Space Between Footsteps

Author: Mary Wilson
last update publish date: 2026-04-06 15:54:47

Moments after the third command

Douro Valley villa, before sunrise

No one breathed not me not even Tomás

Even Sofia went still in my arms, like the entire house had been pulled into the same frozen second.

The next sound won’t be breathing,itwill be footsteps.

The words didn’t fade

They just… stayed there waiting

‘No one is going anywhere,Tomás said quietly

Not to the screen but to ne

His voice had changed now lowwer, controlledbut there was something under it now,

Not fear.

Calculation.

Tjey
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  • My stepdad's fantasy   Chapter 54 ;The Space Between Footsteps

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