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The elevator doors slid open with a soft chime. The moment we stepped onto the intensive care floor, I knew something was wrong. The hallway was unusual quiet. Too quiet. Doctors and nurses hurried past us, their expressions tense, avoiding eye contact as though something terrible had happened. The doctor leading us stopped outside Room 307. He turned to Alexander. “Mr. King… only two minutes. She’s very weak.” Alexander gave a slight nod. “We won’t be long.” The doctor pushed the door open.The smell of antiseptic filled my nose the moment I stepped inside. The room was brightly lit, almost painfully so, yet it felt strangely cold. Machines hummed softly in the background. My footsteps slowed as I walked beside Alexander. My eyes immediately found the woman lying on the hospital bed. The maid. Bandages covered the left side of her forehead, bruises marked her arms. Tubes and wires surrounded her, while the steady beeping of the heart monitor filled the room. She looked

The drive back to the mansion was painfully quiet.Neither of us spoke.The folded note Alexander had taken remained in his coat pocket, but I could still picture the words burned into my mind.Leave now if you want to live.I turned to the window, watching the city lights blur past.A few days ago, I had thought marrying Alexander King would be the beginning of a new life. Now, it felt like I had stepped into someone else’s nightmare.The car rolled through the gate of the mansion.As soon as it stopped, I reached for the door.“Amara.”I paused but didn’t turn.“I’ve increased security around the house,” Alexander said. “No one gets in or out without my permission.”A small laugh escaped my lips.“You still don’t get it.”This time, I faced him.“It’s not the mansion I’m trying to get away from.”His eyes met mine.“It’s all of this.”Without waiting for a reply, I walked inside.I didn’t go to my bedroom.Instead, I wandered through the quiet hallway, trying to clear my head.Not