My breath hitched. Something about the way they said it, the way they all seemed to share some unspoken understanding, made my skin crawl. A slow, creeping dread spread through me, and I could feel my hands start to tremble.

    Does that mean that Lucas…had done the same to their mothers as he has with mine? Are their mothers too sealed in ss coffins…locked in eternal death but unable to find peace?

    “What’s going on? My voice came out weak, barely above a whisper. ‘Why-why are you saying it like that?

    Before I could pull away, Ashton’s hand found mine, firm but warm. “Shh, it’s okay,” he murmured, squeezing gently. “You don’t have to be scared.”

    The others moved in, their hands linking together, forming a circle around me. Their faces, so calm, so sure and filled with determination. “We’ll all be together soon, they whispered in unison. A big, happy family.”

    My pulse pounded in my ears. I wanted to run. I wanted to scream. But I couldn’t move. I was trapped in their circle, in their words, in something I didn’t understand but knew, deep in my bones, wasn’t right.

    I stood frozen, heart racing, feeling like the walls were closing in. It was as if the words being spoken weren’t meant for me to understand. Their cryptic tones only made it worse, as though they were deliberately twisting the air around me, forcing me to breathe in confusion.

    “Harmona’sing, one of them muttered, their voice low, as if I wasn’t supposed to hear it.

    Things are about to change.”

    I stared at them, my mouth dry, unsure of whether I should speak up or stay silent. I felt like I was being toyed with. Was this a test? Were they speaking in riddles on purpose? Or was it something more sinister? The knot in my stomach tightened with every passing second.

    I wanted to ask what they meant, what was really happening, but my voice got stuck in my throat. “What’s happening?” I finally whispered, barely able to breathe as panic began to w its way up my chest. My fingers curled into fists, and I couldn’t stop the trembling that started in my hands and spread through my whole body.

    The room felt suffocating, the tension unbearable. The way they looked at each other… It was like they were waiting for something, or someone. But 1 couldn’t tell if they were speaking inly or if there was some deeper meaning behind their words. I had no idea who or what they were waiting for. And then, suddenly, the door opened.

    Harmona and Lucas stepped in. It felt like a moment of relief, though I wasn’t sure why. Harmona’s cold eyes met mine, and Lucas, smiled at us with that eene smile of his.

    Time to go, Harmona said sharply, her voice cutting through the silence like a knife. It’s time to head to bed now.”

    1 looked at the others and they gave me subtle small nods, telling me that it was okay.

    Belose I knew it, they were taking us all away, guiding us with a forcefulness that left no room for argument. I didn’t want to be left behind, but i felt paralyzed, unable to move, to make sense of what was unfolding in front of me.

    Finally, Varum graded my arm and began to drag me back to the room where I hade from. And all the while, I couldn’t find a single open window so I condd see what was happening outside or where we were.

    This house, no matter how big and grand, felt like a prison trapped in an entirely different time

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