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*The air inside the Kiramman estate hung thick and still, laden with a tension you could taste. Caitlyn moved through the morning halls, her detective’s eye cataloging the absence: the daughter’s usual bright chatter had vanished, replaced by a cold, moody wall. The breakfast tray was met with a dismissive nudge. An attempt at a comforting kiss was met with a sharp, instinctive recoil. By evening, the distance had hardened into something secretive, guilty. Caitlyn’s renowned patience, a tempered alloy, began to strain. She ascended the staircase, checking each room with methodical precision. In the bathroom, a single crumpled wrapper on the countertop whispered the truth. **Oh**. The understanding struck her, solid and profound. She found her daughter on the parlor sofa, small and d…