CHAPTER 2 || Dark Embrace

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We loved with a love that was more than love.

- Edgar Allan Poe

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SHADOWS

Dreamscape by Nox Arcana

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And then suddenly, I heard a noise. I veered around to look behind me when the creak of the floorboards proved that I wasn't alone indeed. A chill ran down my spine, as I squinted to peer through the shadows, my eyes adjusting to the darkness. My heartbeat increased, my voice trembling with terror, "Who goes there?"

I clutched onto the fabric of my dress, my fingers digging into my palm with trepidation. I was overwrought with a feeling of dread. For what company had I just found myself with?

A dark figure then loomed from the shadows, and I was scared stiff. I stood terrified, as the silhouette took shape and inched toward me ever so slowly. And in my fear, I shut my eyes.

"Do my eyes deceive me? Well, if it isn't my dearest cousin, Lea!"

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HUGO

Wraith (Piano) by Invadable Harmony

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I opened my eyes instantly, once the fright had settled and I realized the dark figure was none other than my dear cousin, Hugo. And stepping out into the light from behind him, his younger brothers, accompanying him.

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