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BELLA

The shaman's eyes found me.

And everything stopped.

He didn’t smile. Didn’t blink. Just stared. Like he was looking through me, into every lie I’d ever told, every secret I was keeping, every breath I shouldn't have taken.

My feet felt glued to the floor, my body screaming to run, but it was useless. I couldn’t even twitch.

He stepped forward.

No words. Just that unreadable expression as he extended his hand toward mine.

This was it.

I closed my eyes, willing myself not to cry. If I was going to die, I’d at least do it with some dignity.

My fingers twitched toward his, and…

A loud crash echoed from the second floor, followed by hurried footsteps and a voice shouting, “Ryan just woke up! Something’s wrong with him!”

My eyes flew open.

Every head in the hall turned toward the sound.

Ricardo’s did too. His entire face changed.

A young guard, wide-eyed and breathless, pushed through the crowd. “He’s awake, sir. But he’s… he's not right. He's shaking. Speaking gibberish.”

Ricardo di
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