Chapter 2 - Brandon Confronts Vanessa Over The Hidden Brass Key

Brandon stood frozen in the center of the expansive marble hallway. His hand gripped the heavy vintage brass key as though it were burning his palm.
Vanessa’s porcelain skin turned completely ghost-white under the crystal chandelier lights. She took a panicked step backward toward the curved staircase railings.
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"Where did you get that key, Brandon?" she asked, her voice cracking with thinly veiled terror. Brandon stared at her with a terrifying intensity in his dark eyes.
"You tell me, Vanessa," Brandon growled, his voice echoing off the vaulted ceilings. He looked down at the delicate gold chain lying across the polished floor.
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