Sitting on the leather sofa quietly, alone in the chamber, Aurora stared at two glasses of water placed on the desk in front of her. She took a glance at the closed door, listening for any sound of movements outside. Quiet. Without hesitation, she strode to the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves covering the whole wall in the living room. Shelf seven, the bottom layer, The Count of Monte Cristo. Aurora quickly located the book and flipped the pages until she found a small brown bottle of liquid placed in a square hollow among the pages. She took out the bottle, opened the lid, poured a drop into the glass of water facing the window, and watched the transparent liquid mix with the water. A knock on the door sounded. Aurora quickly placed the bottle in the book and returned it to its original place. “Luna, Ms. Thornton is here to see you on behalf of Luna Queen,” the maid Alice announced. Aurora sat down on the sofa and cleared her throat, “Come in.” Maggie Thorton walked in c
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