ADRIAN'S POVThe world blurred into a chaotic streak of motion as I bolted down the grand hallway, my boots pounding furiously against the floorboards. I didn't remember climbing the stairs, nor did I remember pushing past the crying maids clustered outside my sister's door. All I knew was the cold, suffocating terror gripping my throat.When I burst into her room, my heart stopped completely. Sophie was lying entirely still on her bed, her head thrown back, her face a sickly, deathly pale color. On the nightstand beside her lay an empty, unlabeled bottle, its cap discarded on the rug. "Call an ambulance. Right now! Someone dial the emergency line." I roared, my voice cracking under the weight of my panic. I rushed to the side of the bed, dropping to my knees and grabbing her limp, cold hands. "Sophie? Sophie, look at me. Wake up,” I begged, tapping her cheek gently. There was no response. I pressed my fingers against her neck, breathing a ragged sigh of relief when I felt a puls
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