Chapter 12 – The Knock

Clara’s Pov

The knock came again—soft, deliberate, almost polite. Three short taps. Then silence.

Renee stirred on the other bed, half asleep. “Clara?” she murmured, her voice thick with exhaustion. “Was that…?”

I put a finger to my lips, heart thundering so loudly it drowned out every other ...

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