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When Ethan arrived at his apartment, he rushed inside, his heart pounding. He found Mia anxiously knocking on the bedroom door, repeatedly calling our Lily’s name. Her face lit up with relief as soon as she saw him.

“Ethan, thank goodness you’re here,” Mia said, stepping aside. “Lily she won’t open the door. I’ve been trying for so long”

Ethan nodded quickly, barely pausing to listen. “Let me handle it,” he said, his breath coming in short gasps as he approached the door. He knocked gently. “Lily, it’s me. Please, open the door, love.”

Silence.

He tried again, softening his tone further. “Lily, baby… please open the door for me.”

Still, there was no response. The eerie quiet on the other side of the door filled Ethan with a sense of dread. His chest tightened, and his mind raced. The longer the silence dragged on, the more suffocating his worry

became.

“Lily!” he called, his voice trembling with urgency. “Please, open the door!”

Mia, observing the scene, suggested hesitantly, “Ethan, do you have a spare key?”

Ethan blinked, mentally chastising himself for not thinking of it sooner. “A spare key… Yes!” he muttered, rushing to a nearby bookshelf. He grabbed the spare key, his hands trembling slightly as he fumbled to unlock the door.

When the door swung open, Ethan froze. The room was pitch dark, the curtains drawn tightly shut, -blocking out any sunlight. He quickly flipped on the light switch, his eyes scanning the room. His gaze

bed. She was curled up tightly, her knees hugged to her chest, and her face buried

weight on his chest easing just a little. “Sister Mia,” he said

gave him a reassuring nod. “Of course,” she replied, stepping out of the room and closing the door behind her to give them privacy.

carefully, lowering himself to the floor to sit in front of her. “Lily,”

frame trembling slightly. Ethan moved closer, his heart aching at the sight. Reaching out, he

a sharp pang in his chest. Her face was streaked with tears, her eyes red and swollen, and an unmistakable fear lingered in

she stammered, her voice shaky and broken. In an instant, she launched herself into his arms, clinging to

nearly sent Ethan toppling backward, but he caught himself, bracing one hand against the bed for support while his other arm wrapped securely around

the sight of her en vulnerable and

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murmured, his voice stenly despite the turmoil he

you”

ropple over, Ethan softly patted her head. His voice was filled with worry as he asked. “Lily what’s wrong, sweetheart? You frightened me so

as she clung tighter to him, burying her face in his chest Shaking her head, her

words, confusion clouding

don’t want to go back there the fire that huge fire. No, I can’t go back. They’ll kill me again. 1–I don’t want to die.. Her

saying, Who were “they” What had happened to her? Keeping his

“They didn’t care about me… I was nothing but

trusted them blindly, without question. But

I wouldn’t have fallen in love with you. You mean everything to me. I swear to you, no one

to meet his, filled with doubt and pain. “Really?”

ached as he nodded earnestly. Her eyes reflected years of loneliness, fear,

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