Hades
The hail continued its rhythmic, violent assault on the stone walls of the estate, a sound like a thousand knuckles rapping for entry. I hadn’t slept. In this house, sleep was a luxury that required a clean conscience, and mine was currently a ledger of shadows. I lay on the silk sheets of my old bedroom, staring at the vaulted ceiling, the scent of cedarwood and rain clinging to the air.

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