Beneath The AshesKieran stood by the high window of the east wing, watching dawn bleed into the sky like a wound that refused to close. The rain had stopped, but the wind still battered the ancient stone walls of the estate as if it wanted to blow them apart. The house felt quieter than it should. Too quiet for a place that had just survived betrayal, blood, and secrets clawed open in the dark.Behind him, the door creaked open. Priscilla stepped in, hair loose, eyes sunken with exhaustion she could no longer hide. She didn't bother knocking anymore , they had passed that boundary long ago."You've hardly slept," she said, voice low as she moved closer. Kieran didn't answer. His eyes stayed on the muddy path that led to the south gates. The same path Mitchell had used to vanish into the woods when she fled with what she stole , secrets, blood-bonds, loyalty that once seemed unbreakable."You can't stand here and watch for her," Priscilla went on. "She's not coming back. Not now."K
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