The tension in the mansion did not fade with the morning. ItT deepened. It spread quietly through the halls, slipping into conversations, settling into glances, tightening every unspoken word. By the time Amber stepped out of her room, she could already feel it pressing against her skin—thick, watchful, expectant.They knew. Not everything. Not yet.But enough. Amber walked forward anyway. Her steps were steady, controlled, deliberate. She refused to shrink under their eyes. If anything, she lifted her chin slightly higher as she passed through the corridor, meeting every stare without hesitation.Let them look. Let them judge. She was done running.The central hall was already filled. Members of the pack stood in small clusters, their voices low but sharp, their attention divided between each other—and the moment Amber entered. Silence followed her. Not complete silence, but close enough. The kind that acknowledged presence. The kind that measured it. Amber slowed slightly, her gaze
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