JASMINE
I could see shapes beyond it, like shadows on the edge of flame.
As I stepped closer, the temperature dropped. A fine mist crept along the floor, curling around my shoes. My breath fogged the air in short, frantic bursts.
And then I heard it—
A heartbeat.
Not mine.
Louder. Slower. Coming from the other side of the glass.
Boom. Boom.
I reached out, fingers trembling, and touched the door.
The heartbeat stopped.
So did the lights.
—
In the darkness, something whispered.
Not words this time.
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