As she approached the house, the darkness immediately felt strange.

It was too dark.

Too quiet.

For a moment, her heart faltered.

What if Henri wasn’t there?

What if he had forgotten their arrangement?

With her stomach tied in knots, she decided to walk around the house. That was when she spotted his car parked out front.

A sigh of relief escaped her lips.

He was there.

Without hesitating any longer, she entered the code into the electronic lock she already knew by heart and slipped inside.

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