Take Me
A cold draft snaked through the room.
“Hello?” she called out, her voice barely a whisper. The silence that followed was deafening, punctuated only by her own frantic heartbeat. Suddenly, a low, guttural *hummm* vibrated through the floorboards beneath her feet. It was deep, unsettling, like a beast stirring. Aster stumbled back, her eyes wide.
*You just painted a target on your back.* Adagio’s words sliced through her confusion, sharp and cold. *It’s about survival.*
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