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Chapter 20: Ghosts of the Past
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The words from the note echo in my mind: You’re not who you think you are.My hands tremble, the envelope slipping from my grip and floating to the floor like a feather, though it feels as heavy as a boulder in my chest. My breathing becomes uneven, a shallow rhythm that does nothing to quell the rising storm within me.“What does that even mean?” I whisper, my voice barely audible over the pounding of my heart.A chill creeps down my spine, and my thoughts scatter in every direction. Who sent this? One of the rogues? But why? What do they know about me that I don’t?I begin pacing, the four walls of the dorm room shrinking, closing in. My chest tightens, and it feels as if I’m suffocating. My fingers claw at my neck instinctively, but no invisible rope is choking me—it’s just panic taking hold.“Agatha, calm down,” Caroline’s voice cuts through the chaos in my head. It’s firm, but there’s a sharp edge to it. “Your emotions are all over the place, and it’s making it harder for me to t
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I pace the room like a caged animal, my nerves unraveling with every frantic step. My mind is a storm of questions and doubts. “What about Lilly? What about the pack? What about everything?” I whisper-yell to myself, clawing at my hair as if I can physically remove the panic from my head. “And Alexander! Oh my gosh, Alexander! He’s going to kill me! Or Luis! Or both of us!”Luis stands by the bookshelf, leaning casually against it, arms crossed like he doesn’t have a care in the world. His calmness is maddening. His blue eyes, sharp and unyielding, follow my every move, his expression unreadable.“Luis!” I stop pacing and point an accusing finger at him. “Say something! Don’t just stand there looking like you’re posing for a cologne ad!”His lips quirk into an infuriating smirk. “What do you want me to say, Agatha?”“Oh, I don’t know! Maybe something useful? Like, what does this mean? What do we mean? Or—wait. Do we mean anything at all?”Luis pushes off the shelf, his movements slow
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The mansion is too quiet, a silence that feels heavy, like it’s hiding something. Or maybe it’s just me hiding something. Either way, I can’t shake the tension hanging in the air, especially when Lilly is around. She’s been watching me more closely lately, her sharp eyes darting between Agatha and me like she’s trying to solve a riddle no one gave her the clues to.Mark is restless, pacing in the back of my mind. “You’re being obvious,” he mutters, his tone laced with amusement.“Am not,” I hiss back internally.“Are too. She’s staring at you right now.”I glance up, and sure enough, Lilly is watching me from across the hall with that signature Vanderwilson scrutiny. I force a smile, which she
