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Shadows That Don’t Fade
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2025-11-07 00:00:47Cheyenne narrowed her eyes as the last of the group filtered out of the living room. Laughter still echoed down the hall where the others had returned to their rooms or the kitchen, but she stood frozen, gaze locked on one thing:
The look.
The shared, tight-lipped, barely-there glance exchanged between Gunner and Ben the moment Serenya described the monsters—the shrieking, red-eyed horrors with warped limbs and ancient hate.
She waited until the sound of Liora squealing somewhere outside distracted the others, then jerked her head toward the hallway.
“You two. My office. Now.”
Gunner stiffened slightly. Ben didn’t even try to play dumb.
They followed her without a word.
The moment the door clicked shut behind them, the quiet swallowed them whole. Charlie’s soundproofing spell pulsed gently against the walls, faintly glowing like heat shimmer.
She didn’t sit. Neither did they.
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