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36. You Were My First Love

Stefan’s POV

“Is this a trapdoor?”

Instant panic floods my senses as I turn around to locate Gwen by her voice. She has wandered off to the far side of the compound and is standing right in the middle of the rubble of what used to be a barn.

The last time I was in that barn, it was burning. I barely made it out before the roof came crashing down.

I walk over to her and look down at what she is pointing at. A trap door, half-hidden by charred wooden beams. Creepers have also grown over the rubble. It’s a wonder she was able to notice the door.

“Where does it lead to?”

“The dungeons.”

“Dungeons? Can we go inside?” she asks. Then a moment later, her face falls. “Oh, sorry. Is this where…”

I nod. “Yeah, this is where my father imprisoned me.”

Her hand lands on my arm gently. “I’m sorry. It’s fine. We don’t have to look…”

I want to be strong, to tell her that no, we can look. But the very idea of taking those steps to the place below makes me want to puke. Just seeing the door is
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