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Chapters
Chapter 1: The Wrong Beer
Chapter 2: Echoes in Static and Blood
Chapter 3: The Breaking Point
Chapter 4: Sanctuary's Sharp Edges
Chapter 5: Rusted Bars
Chapter 6: The Hand in the Dark
Chapter 7: The Storm Finds Its Calm
Chapter 8: The Giant at the Door
Chapter 9: Sparks and Promises
Chapter 10: Rumbling stomach
Chapter 11: Broken Gold
Chapter 12: Echoes and Absence
Chapter 13: Cherry Bombs and Tripping Wires
Chapter 14: Held and Unlocked
Chapter 15: Tending flames
Chapter 16: Whispers and warnings
Chapter 17: The impulse of trust
Chapter 18: Curious thoughts
Chapter 19: Whispers in the dark
Chapter 20: Golden eyes in the dark
Chapter 21: The thorn and the touch

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Chapter 19: Whispers in the dark
Suspicion is a quiet poison. It starts as a drop, cold and unwelcome, then seeps into everything.
Lily’s laughter was bright and infectious as we sprawled on a checkered blanket near the lodge’s western meadow, sharing sandwiches and lemonade. The sun warmed my skin, and for a moment, the confu...