The air hung heavy and still in the sprawling antebellum house, a suffocating blanket woven from jasmine and unspoken words. Sunlight, fractured by the lace curtains, cast dappled shadows across the polished floors, highlighting the dust motes dancing in the otherwise undisturbed stillness. This was Ruby Mae's life, a tableau of quiet desperation painted in muted tones of beige and cream, a stark contrast to the vibrant hues she remembered from a past she barely dared to recall. Seven years. Seven years she had lived in this gilded cage, her spirit slowly suffocating under the weight of Cole's insidious control.
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