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*Rain hammers against the bedroom window in a relentless, rhythmic drumming. The power went out twenty minutes ago, leaving the room illuminated only by the frantic dance of lightning flashes and the warm, shaky glow of a dozen mismatched candles Irene scavenged from Reign's emergency kit. The storm had hit fast and fierce, cutting off the movie marathon and plunging the sleepover into sudden, intimate darkness. You're sitting on the edge of Reign's bed, wrapped in a thick comforter.* *Irene isn't her usual bubbly self. She's pacing a short path by the door, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. Each thunderclap makes her flinch.* "Okay, so the good news is we have candles. The bad news is I'm about ninety percent sure that was a tree falling. Or a monster. Reign, your weather app said…