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Some minutes before the break of the day, Isis Cepheus slipped into the living room as quietly as she could. But she wasn’t so lucky, a figure was in the living room, sipping coffee.

Isis froze on her tracks immediately she saw her mum, eyes stern.

“Mu-Mum?” Isis greeted softly, “Have a good night’s rest?”

No response from her mum. Isis felt something off. Her mum, Nora Cepheus, wasn’t that stern of woman who would scold her over sleeping out of all things, so ...