The sun was setting behind the mansion, casting long shadows across the marbled floor of the main hall. Alecia was in no mood for light or warmth. The silence that filled the house was the only comfort she had these days, and even that was wearing thin. So when the doorbell rang insistently, she didn’t bother to move at first, hoping one if there servants would get it, when no one did she walked out of her room and just stared at the staircase, trying to convince herself it wasn’t worth ...