Chapter 2 - Emily Steps Into The Stunned Dallas Ballroom

The heavy oak doors of the Dallas country club ballroom swung open with a soft, ominous creak that cut through the murmurs.
A chilling silence swept across the crowded room as every head turned simultaneously toward the entrance.
Emily stood in the threshold, her frame slight and trembling, her eyes wide with a mixture of shock and lingering pain.
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Her fingers gripped the polished wooden doorframe so tightly that her knuckles appeared chalk-white under the dim lights.
The air in the grand hall seemed to freeze instantly, leaving only the sound of distant traffic outside.
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