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The car door closes with a solid thunk, swallowed by the night.
I stand still for a moment, letting the cool air wash over me—the faint sweetness of white roses tangled with the sharper scent of dew settling on the grass. The moon hangs low and full above the house, its light caught and softened by the warm glow of the garden lamps lining the driveway, turning the white gravel into a river of pale gold.
Silas steps out of the car behind me.
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