Chapter 2 - The Darkness Falls Over The Grand Ballroom
The sudden darkness swallowed the grand ballroom, drowning the crystal chandeliers and fairy lights in pitch black.
Terrified gasps echoed off the high marble walls as high-society guests fumbled blindly for their glowing smartphones.
Evelyn dropped to her knees on the cold parquet floor, her trembling hands frantically sweeping across the dark wood for the silver ring.
“Lily!” she gasped, her aristocratic voice cracking with a sudden, paralyzing panic.
There was no answer from the little girl, only the chilling hum of the emergency backup generators kicking into gear.
Dim amber emergency lights flickered to life, casting long, eerie shadows across the polished ballroom floor.
Evelyn looked up, her heart hammering violently against her ribs as she scanned the surrounding crowd.
Lily was gone, vanishing from the center of the room as if she had been carved out of thin air.
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Evelyn’s gaze snapped toward the dark glass patio doors, where the figure in the charcoal tuxedo had been standing.
The patio was completely empty, save for a single wet footprint drying slowly on the flagstone threshold.
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