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作者: Mira Knox
last update publish date: 2026-09-14 21:12:31

EMILY, HANNAH…

By the time I returned to the Lomonosov estate, the sun had already disappeared beyond the horizon. The mansion looked exactly the way it always did. Massive, Beautiful. Untouchable.

Yet tonight, it felt different. It no longer looked like home. It looked like a prison. I stepped out of the car and immediately noticed several guards positioned around the entrance. Their eyes followed me as I walked toward the mansion.

Normally, I wouldn't have thought anything of it.

Tonight,
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