Anna placed her hand on the railing.
Her pulse thumped in her ears so loudly she almost couldn’t hear the silence upstairs.
Almost.
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Every step she took up the staircase felt heavier than the last.
Halfway up, she paused.
A beam of light, faint and trembling, spilled from under the guest room door.
But she hadn’t left that light on.
At least… she didn’t think she had.
Anna took a breath, trying to steady her thoughts.
Was she misremembering?
Or had someone turned it on?
A new question formed in her mind — one she didn’t want to ask.
If someone was indeed in the room…
Why were they so quiet now?
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