The Actor's Contract
A window nook is piled with fluffy pillows, a perfect trap for curling up with a book — or just staring out at the ocean, watching the sunlight scatter over the waves and the garden below, imagining a dozen ways to avoid responsibilities.
I pull the fake book from the shelf, and a soft click echoes. A panel slides open, revealing a sleek electronic handpad. When I place my hand on it, a soft whir of recognition hums through the mechanism, the faint vibration vibrating up my arm, sending a shiver down my spine. A green light flashes, accompanied by a barely audible thunk, and the lock disengages. It amazes me every time I do it.
The bookshelf begins to shift, sliding aside with a groan that s
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