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Esmeralda's POV.

The shadow kept going into the kitchen. I was skeptical about it but I was curious, I wanted to see who or what the shadow was.

A part of me thought it was Paula, but there was no reason why Paula would be sneaking up on me or doing whatever the shadow was doing.

Somehow, I managed to scare myself.

I was terrified. I was worried for myself, for my mother, for my brother and for Killian.

There was no reason why I should be worried about Killian but I was. I was worried about him. I feared that that shadow had a partner that was here for Killian, I was scared that it had come to test out strength with Killian or to assassinate him.

That moment, I wanted to turn around and run towards Killian, to make sure he was okay. But then I thought: I wasn't sure that that shadow had a partner, I needed to keep it busy, if Killian was alright, he must've heard my scream and he would surely join me in no time.

I walked at a normal pace, following the flashes of the shadow I