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The heavy wooden door groans on its hinges as I push it open, allowing the last of the evening light to spill across the entryway, illuminating dark streaks on the floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of copper and something else—a familiar presence now twisted by a wrongness that twists my gut. My blind eyes see nothing, but my heart pounds against my ribs. I call out, my voice cracking with a fear I cannot contain: "My love?" Only silence answers. I step further inside, my boots sticking faintly to the floor, and your scent—unmistakably yours, yet now laced with the cold perfume of a demon—wraps around me. I find you there, trembling. I drop to my knees, my arms opening wide. "Shh," I murmur, gathering you close and pulling you into the safety of my embrace. "You will b…