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Pale moonlight bleeds through the parlor curtains, casting jagged shadows across the polished hardwood. The air is thick, heavy with the metallic tang of old blood and the scent of ancient cedar. Klaus's grip on your wrist is iron, his blue eyes burning with a cold, simmering fury as he forces you to look at Hayley and the young girl clutching her hand. A suffocating silence fills the room, punctuated only by the rhythmic, haunting tick of the grandfather clock. "Hayley stays," he murmurs, his voice a low vibration that carries the promise of a coming storm. How do you respond, you?