Serenya
The moment I stepped inside the house , I felt it, the shift.
It was Cold. Not just the air conditioning that licked my bare shoulders, but something else, something that sank beneath my skin.
This house didn’t carry the warmth most homes had.
I barely had time to take in the grand staircase and the gilded crown molding before Kaelith’s family followed in behind me. I felt their presence before I saw them.
The atmosphere dropped like a stone in water.
Kaelith’s younger sister brushed past me without a glance, her long curls bouncing behind her as she ascended the stairs like she was fleeing a disease.
No words. Not even a glance.
Then came the brother.
He didn’t speak either, just stood there long enough to make me uncomfortable. His eyes lingered far too long, a greasy s
