The Secret Beneath the KeyThe silver key glowed faintly in Amelia's hand.For several seconds, nobody moved.The little girl stared at it with wide eyes.“It's awake,” she whispered.Amelia looked down.“What does that mean?”The girl shook her head.“Mommy said I wasn't supposed to tell you.”Amelia almost smiled despite the fear tightening her chest.“Everyone keeps telling me that.”The child lowered her eyes.“I know.”Outside the hidden passage, footsteps moved across the stone floor.Slow.Heavy.Someone was searching.Amelia pulled the child closer.Lena stood beside them, listening.“They're coming this way.”Amelia looked at the narrow passage ahead.There was nowhere else to go.Then she noticed something.The key wasn't glowing anymore.Instead, a tiny symbol had appeared on its surface.A rose.Twelve petals.She remembered the number.Twelve.Seven.Three.Eight.The same numbers that had opened the hidden passage.But this time, there was something different.A small li
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