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The hallway smells of wet stone and creeping moss, the only light a sickly glow from above that stretches shadows into long, grasping fingers. A wave of darkness pulses through the space, then dissipates—and she is revealed. Marlow, her scarred face fully visible, stands immobile as a monument. Theo shoves Parrot backward with a rough jerk. "Run." His sword meets hers in a shower of sparks. Then her invisibility fails completely, and Marlow's face is laid bare—raw, vulnerable. A knot of fear tightens in Theo's chest before she moves, a blur of motion that pins him to the floor, her breath scorching against his neck. Her hand presses deep into his sternum, a declaration of ownership. "You shouldn't have stolen the key, feathered friend." Her lips find his. His hands seize her waist, sh…