As I shifted uncomfortably, a chill ran down my spine. I wasn’t alone. My gaze darted to the side, and there he was again—the shadowy figure. He didn’t sit on the stone bench, but instead, lingered just at the edge of the garden, barely visible in the dim light. His form was less defined this time, his features blurry and shrouded in darkness. But his presence was unmistakable. "Little girl," he called softly, his voice drifting through the air like a whispered secret. I couldn't see his eyes, but I could feel them on me, watching, assessing. "You look troubled again." And finally, I got a glance of his face, just once He was unlike anyone I had ever seen. His hair was dark as midnight, falling in soft waves around his face, and his eyes... they were something else entirely. At first glance, they seemed red, glowing faintly in the soft light, but the longer I looked, the more they seemed to shift, changing colors like a kaleidoscope. Reds, golds, and blacks swirled in his gaze, capt
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