The winding corridors of the Carlisle Plaza were a maze of gilt and silence, and with every step, a cold knot of dread tightened in my stomach. I kept glancing over my shoulder, my ears straining for the sound of footsteps on the plush carpet.
It was unnervingly quiet. I hadn’t passed a single soul, not one staff member, since leaving Helen’s suite. The silence pressed in on me, making my heart hammer against my ribs.
After a few minutes of
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