BENEATH THE LIES
Maybe staying here wouldn’t be so bad after all.
Shaking off my thoughts, I climbed onto the bed and grabbed my phone. I still had a chapter to finish for my new book. Opening my notes app, I started typing, letting my mind slip into the fictional world I was creating.
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A sharp knock at Stanley’s door echoed through the quiet hallway.
I wasn’t there to witness it, but I could imagine what was happening. Candy, desperate and panicked, standing outside his room, probably shaking.
Inside, Stanley barely glanced up from whatever he was doing. “Come in,” he ordered.
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