Surrogate for the Alpha
“He’s a sweet soul. He just… doesn’t know how to love properly.”
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That Night
Lara went to bed early, curling beneath the covers, listening to the faint hum of the mansion’s walls.
Then, without warning, the rain came—fast, heavy, and relentless. The sound swallowed the night.
She slipped into a dream.
The rain in her dream was deafening — each drop hit the ground like shards of glass, slicing the air with a metallic sting.
Screams tore through the downpour, distant at first, then clawing closer, tangled with the wind.
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