Chapter 82

CAMILLA

Two days later, I stood at the base of the staircase for a long time, staring up at the landing as if it might swallow me whole.

It was just a staircase. Just another part of the house. But for the first time, it looked… different. The polished steps gleamed under the light, and the long hallway stretched upward like an open throat. Somewhere above, behind locked doors and shuttered window