+ MedoraI pressed my back against the cold stone wall outside the armory. The thick wooden door wasn't shut tight. It stood cracked open just a single inch. A thin slice of warm yellow light spilled out into the dark hallway, cutting across the floorboards right at my bare feet.I held my breath. My lungs burned, but I refused to make a single sound.I listened to my sister play the damsel in distress."I just got so lost," Vanessa said. Her voice drifted through the narrow crack. It sounded low, soft, and breathless. "This fortress is so huge. I was trying to find the kitchen to get a glass of water, and I heard someone in here. The thunder outside keeps scaring me."I squeezed my eyes shut. A sick, hot feeling crawled up my throat.She didn't get lost. The guest wing was in the exact opposite direction. She hunted him down.I shifted my weight and peeked through the crack in the door.Kai's private armory smelled like sharp metal and clean gun oil. He stood near a long wooden table
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