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Chapter 2 The Locked Room

Word Count: 1035    |    Released on: 13/07/2025

seemed even quieter after the

. It thundered like she'd just run miles. Her pulse was high,

nothing left to lose... and for a split se

ty? Rec

it a

orridor like a ghost in a waistcoat. "Wo

than

hogany. Everything about the Cross estate was grand, quietly intimidating,

t luxury. It was grief. Fro

g here during your term. Meals are brought to the dining room at eight, one, an

ena said, steppi

ft bedding. But like the rest of the mansion, it had that s

you,

leaving, he turned wit

fix him too fast. He's like a piano with missing keys,

a bl

lightly and disapp

alone in

... she

lmost li

pi

e the hands playing it couldn't dec

ollow

ntings and arched windows.

in front of one. B

as coming f

aned c

sic st

once and then locked w

th caught in her throat.

oment. No sound. No

sil

hat room... was n

orning, sh

: observation, basic mobility drills, low-pressure questions. If he refused again, she'd start with somethin

ened before

s sta

n loose gray sweats and a black T-shirt that clung

touched. His right side

dn't

t close the

step

couch, grimacing as he lowe

d, walking over. "You sto

he said quietly. "Doe

e to like it.

mirk, gone as

sistance band and kne

rve your quad e

serving everything

e him, close, b

ight leg off the flo

uscle trembled

. Now

her. Stronger

he stronger side and work

baby steps," h

s low. Angry

at anger, she

ping. Your body remembers pain even when your mind

to him. "Wrap this around your le

Silent.

at was dotting his tem

ay?" sh

made of

ly. "You're made of iron. But e

on ended

d up. But as she turned to l

dered la

fr

your fo

th those steel eyes ag

ano?" she as

ce sti

om's off

use o

dn't

back slowly t

isn't there?" she asked. "O

aw ti

here to as

p you heal. But heal

s

ame like a warning. "T

happens if

burning

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, she drea

eams. A woman crying o

an's

sweat, hand clu

But it felt... too

eded a

, Morris app

asked casually, "Who taug

s hes

e, miss. Tha

oice called

as A

ining ro

ly. Painfully

ut a

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st time, she no

f his wrist was

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only o

omi

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