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Cristina

“Welcome home, Brother”

I look up at Damian Beautiful Damian

He shifts his gaze to mine

“Didn’t I tell you to leave the locked doors alone?” he asks otten place

The ain That eerie sound of piano keys played slowly, so fitting to this place, this room, this house

My head is spinning

The otherHis voice is si

Damian tucks hair behind my ear

I push his hand away, push his ar to see what I’ll do

And the tune keeps playing, the chords slow Sad

I need to look at him

Can they hear ainst my ears

Run

Run

But I can’t run Ibehindme

He warned me about the monsters How many more hide in this house?

“Cristina,” Damian says

I keep turning, my body still pressed to Damian’s

I’ve taken shelter in my enemy’s arms

He’s in my periphery now The monster The brother Tall, like Da back toward the house It wasn’t Dao to see in the dead of night?

Dark hair

Identical twins

It’s easy to tell theh

My eyes finally find the monster’s eyes My breath catches in my throat

I reed hand But this? This is worse

Much worse

His face…I see Dae on the other half, no, not quite half It’s froone It’s like Damian’s hand, his arm

Melted skin