A violent, percussive crack of thunder shook the entire structural foundation of the East Wing.Lightning flashed rapidly through the microscopic gaps in my steel shutters, projecting long, skeletal shadows across the dark ceiling."Verify your survival, Rocco," I whispered to the empty room, my vocal cords shaking with raw panic.I paced the exact length of the master bedroom, my hands cold, clammy, and slick with nervous sweat.The digital clock on the vanity displayed 23:30 hours. The severe storm had knocked out the estate's main power grid, plunging the room into absolute, terrifying darkness."Provide a visual or audio signal," I murmured, staring blindly at the locked wardrobe panel.Suddenly, a violent wave of pregnancy nausea hit my digestive tract like a physical strike. I gasped, stumbling through the dark toward the bathroom and gripping the edge of the marble sink to remain upright."Negative," I breathed, squeezing my eyes shut as I leaned heavily over the porcelain basi
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