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Chapter 36 - The Night the Power Went Out Again A storm hit Chicago.
The Open Door Center lost electricity.
The hallway became dark.
Lily froze.
For one heartbeat, she heard Serena again.
Ethan screaming.
Her own skull striking marble.
Then footsteps approached.
Slow.
Heavy.
Lily's breathing tightened.
A flashlight appeared.
Victor.
“You okay?”
She nodded.
Then laughed quietly.
“Funny.”
“What?”
“I used to be terrified of hearing your footsteps in the dark.”
Victor looked toward the old foyer.
“And now?”
Lily considered it.
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“Now I wait to see who's walking.”
That answer meant more than forgiveness.
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Chapter 37 - What Victor Could Never Buy Victor once controlled hundreds of millions of dollars.
Chapter 38 - The First Door On the twentieth anniversary of the Open Door Center, Ethan handed Lily a wooden box.
Chapter 39 - The Story Everyone Got Wrong A documentary crew asked Lily to describe the night everything began.
Chapter 40 - Footsteps Beyond the Door Years later, Lily stood alone inside the Open Door Center after sunset.
