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Bound By Shadows

That evening, Charlotte stood outside Astor’s grand villa, her heart pounding as she stared at the massive iron gates.

She hesitated, clutching her bag tightly, as Astor’s proposition replayed in her mind.

The numbers had been staggering.

Five million dollars!

Enough to change her and Jasmine’s lives forever. But the price of accepting such a deal weighed heavily on her chest.

She stepped forward reluctantly, pressing the intercom button. A voice crackled through, cold and sharp. “Who is this?”

“It’s Charlotte Walker,” she said, her voice trembling slightly.

There was a brief pause before the gates clicked open, swinging inward with mechanical precision. Charlotte swallowed hard...