Stay Dead This Time
"Any longer and that vile woman is going to get my son killed!"
I did not reveal myself right away. I stood in the shadows beneath the corridor eaves and watched the whole farce play out.
The moment the coffin lid came loose, a thick medicinal smell filled the air. Stellan lay inside, his face white as paper, his chest perfectly still, but his skin had not yet stiffened. The potion had not worn off. He was simply locked in a state of deep, false death.
"Doctor, please! Check on my son!"
Dr. Pemberton stepped forward, pressed two fingers to Stellan's wrist, lifted one eyelid, then spoke in a low voice. "No need to panic, my lady. The potion is still in effect. He'll wake on his own within sev
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