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CHAPTER 96 — QUESTIONS THAT DON’T GO AWAY Morning didn’t make anything better. If anything, daylight only made the tension in the house easier to see. Servants moved more quietly than usual. Guards spoke in low voices in the hallways. Even the air felt heavier, like everyone knew something had gone wrong but no one wanted to be the one to say it out loud. Sienna noticed it the moment she stepped out of the room. Two guards stood outside the door. They straightened when they saw her. “Miss,” one of them said politely. The other nodded but didn’t speak. ⸻ Sienna paused for a moment in the hallway. “Did Damien send you?” “Yes,” the first guard answered. That didn’t surprise her. Damien’s version of reassurance always looked a lot like security. ⸻ She nodded and started walking
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