Chapter 14 - The Architectural Void
The master bedroom door clicked open with a heavy, echoing sound that reverberated through the silent, dark apartment. The smart-home panel on the wall, previously short-circuited and sparking from Maya's earlier blow with the wine decanter, glowed with a single, steady red light, casting a baleful crimson hue down the private hallway.
Marcus and Maya stood frozen in the dining room, staring down the dark corridor as if looking into the mouth of a cave. The amber candles on the white marble table finally flickered out completely, plunging the dining area into deep shadow, leaving only the reddish glow from the hallway to illuminate their tense figures.
"Stay behind me," Marcus whispered, his voice tense as he scanned the room for anything he could use as a weapon. His eyes landed on the heavy metal base of the candleholder, which he quickly snatched up in his right hand.
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"Marcus, no," Maya
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