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steps pacing below, stopping every few minutes near the front door as if he expects disaster to knock.

Then, near midnight, it does.

Three hard knocks strike the main door.

The entire house freezes.

You rise slowly, your heart pounding.

A servant hurries through the corridor below. Hinges groan. A man’s voice enters the house, low, controlled, unmistakable continue reading …