First Bite
Dust danced in the faint light that flickered from the candles seemingly lit by unseen hands, their golden glimmers reflecting the abandonment surrounding her.
Tristan had stayed outside, hesitating at the threshold. This moment was hers alone.
The altar, stark and bare, was adorned only by a cracked photograph ensconced in rusted metal—a portrait of her grandmother, Mirabella, her smile radiant yet laced with an unsettling depth of knowing. Autumn leaned closer, brushing her fingers gently across the layer of dust that enveloped the frame. As she did, she heard a faint click, and the floor beneath the altar groaned and shifted.
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