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Though every sculpture hore my face, sulle differences became apparent on closer inspection.

These weren't just random recreations-they captured me at distinct stages of my life.

It was undeniable now. The Carlyns had been watching the Sanders for years. The idea of being scrutinized, like an animal in a zoo, filled me with revulsion. I couldn't afford to lose my composure. There were answers to uncover.

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I gestured to a statue clad in an elegant gown. This was from the piano competition, wasn't it? When I won. You must've been 12 back then"

"Yes," he said, his tone almost reverent. "I've known about you for a long time. Chloe, you're like a jewel- brilliant and radiant, even in the darkest places

I forced myself to keep probing. The fake Anna-she's working with you, isn't she? What do you have against the Sanders? My sister disappeared when we were kids. Ethan and Jake-dead, and not just dead, but brutally so. My grandmother barely clings to life because of that woman. Why? Why all this

He didn't answer, offering only a cryptic smile. "You'll understand soon enough."

Then, as if dismissing my questions entirely, he shifted gears. "You must be hungry. Let's eat first."

The house didn't look like anyone had lived in it for years. Cooking was clearly out of the question, but he had brought food-instant noodles, the kind you could eat anywhere.

"Sorry, Chloe," he said, opening two containers and pouring in hot water. "No time for anything better today,

He handed me one, already prepared. I accepted it, though my appetite was nonexistent.

While he focused on his meal, I studied the room, letting my gaze linger on the sculptures. I searched for clues, anything to make sense of this nightmare.

But his obsession was singular. Every piece in the room depicted me.

Each sculpture was unnervingly lifelike, down to the expressions etched into stone. His skill was undeniable, but that only made it worse.

It explained a lot. No wonder he'd been so eager when he first saw Zoey's face-Even then, he must've seen her as a stand-in for me.

Though I believed he wouldn't kill me, I could tell I wouldn't escape unscathed.

madness, but

intending to leave the room, but as

How had

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back, only to feel the icy surface of a statue

stood close, too close, his eyes alight with something

voice low but steady,

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closer still, his fingers catching my chin and tilting my face up. His expression was unyielding and

was long gone. This was

fingers, without my realizing it, clung

brushing his fingers lightly across my lips. The touch barely registered, but it sent a shiver through me, like a shadow passing

you countless times," he said, his tone unsettling in its calmness, "But I've never done it while you

flooded through me, loosening the grip of panic. It was just modeling. I hated how my mind had

hungry," I said, hoping to shift the conversation

all the time we need. His eyes gleamed with an "almost

obsession seemed confined to his art. For

"The noodles are ready. Sorry, Chloe,

taking one of the containers. "Are

she believes you're dead. To her, you're nothing but a memory

voice remained composed, as though he were explaining the

else, you

an accident. There's nobody.

it was clear-Damian had orchestrated an elaborate

but Carter? He'd

a whisper. "Yael, if Carl thinks I'm dead, he'll lose his mind. Please, I'm begging you. Just

weight of my death, was too much. I couldn't bear to imagine the grief

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