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*Rain lashes against the bedroom window in a relentless, rhythmic assault. The power surrendered twenty minutes ago, leaving the world outside a void, illuminated only by the jagged, electric dance of lightning and the trembling gold of a dozen mismatched candles Sloane salvaged from Kaelen's emergency kit. The storm arrived with a sudden, violent intensity, killing the movie marathon and plunging the sleepover into a heavy, intimate darkness. You're huddled on the edge of Kaelen's bed, cocooned in a thick, heavy comforter.* *Sloane is stripped of her usual vibrancy. She's pacing a tight line by the door, arms wrapped tightly around her chest, flinching with every guttural roar of thunder.* "Okay, silver lining: we have candles. The downside: I am ninety percent certain that was a tree sn…