“Don’t lie to me,” he said, voice like steel. “You forget, this is my house. I see everything.”The words wrapped around me like a threat, but beneath it, there was something else, curiosity. Obsession, maybe.He stepped even closer, close enough that I could see the faint scar under his jaw. “You intrigue me, Lena. And that’s… inconvenient.”I swallowed hard. “Then maybe you should stop looking.”He smiled, slow, dangerous. “You think I can?”He reached for another puzzle piece, but instead of placing it on the board, he handed it to me. “Your turn.”My fingers brushed his as I took it. A small, electric spark shot through me.I looked down at the piece, deep blue, the edge of a stormy sky. It fit perfectly in the empty spot near the center. When I pressed it in, the full image began to reveal itself, a castle on a cliff, lightning splitting the sky.Mr. Carter studied it silently, then whispered, “Interesting.”“What is?” I asked.He looked up, his eyes locking on mine. “That yo
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