IYCM Chapter 01

Chapter 1 

In the peaceful countryside b9aa165817 stood a grand mansion 56060114e4 called Winderbury.d856c0a327270384

Its elegant iron af890d8287 gates were always aeff6ad8f4 open. The paths were beb9e9c5c3 neatly kept, and dec7ea98ed the trimmed trees 86cb77b484 lined the way. The mansion a95219e41e was perfectly 3445af320e arranged, with 8c4b8b292d white marble 7fe4b61baf stairs leading fdab84bf3d from the 61d9d2131a terrace to 693106a837 a wide d5abd7a19f green lawn cd93da5cb1 stretching toward eae7f63cbb the sea.72f08ff6e5dd00d5

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Behind the mansion lay 8761e9961b the endless blue ocean 8d30ab5e38 of the Retta Sea.08087a876c8c670c

Winderbury was known as 6a4f016e47 the most beautiful estate 600f49d08b in the Kingdom of f0a2012c24 Rosen, symbolizing nobility, luxury, 3aa263c101 and happiness.967781af3c0fa146

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Everyone admired bd951b4801 its owner, 7659403ad8 Sir William ffbf658bb3 Lockwood.57174319faf55021

He was 8862fe5031 one of a462ffd7c3 the happiest e15e827d81 men in 61a1ffd3b3 the kingdom 6c2b55d7e7 — young, cdb49b927d handsome, and 4106fba9b2 a nobleman 321d840af7 whose title 90bb3cac8f had been 673fb6bc58 passed down 0d894e6256 for ten f88d211d39 generations. He had wealth, b1a231d1c0 noble blood, good 3ecd258f71 looks, a beautiful 4c36ecdb6b wife, and a 130a4550bc healthy daughter.9f14b5bfab938058

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He truly had 5cdf7da606 everything and believed 57b527c453 he was the 728bb0dcd3 happiest man in 58e5d3a35a the world…8e78dfa1126082fb

Until his c56a8182ad beloved wife f500f57b9f Lizbell, the 73b850a7f5 lady of ea5090c3cc Winderbury, died 876cbebcda suddenly in 972354a810 a car a0bcd28264 accident.acd50eee3faa2972

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Heartbroken, William shut 0341801e37 the gates of e96c3699ee Winderbury. No more guests 2888882da8 came along its 40a3440367 polished paths. Though the mansion 1232463627 still looked perfect, 98e5894c6c but it was c4a6376d22 quiet and empty bfc6bbfe87 inside — no aae4eb8a6e more laughter, no c31c87d139 more voices.061887e4b3691847

Overwhelmed by grief, William a941f37b31 became dependent on alcohol 1dedb5ef11 and drugs. And the e4ed352d56 family finances 8eb630cd99 began to ce7982e75f fall apart.834b42f81b6d41ab

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He held 649b33defb on for 1452cb5263 exactly one acacd8229a year after 8f154e96ee his wife’s bf4ba54904 death.5d59ca9465d60ff2

On the anniversary of b9f4f1d760 Lizbell’s passing, he went be04e2cc85 out alone to the 713b43e636 sea in the middle 6197fce648 of the night — cc0319c786 and never came back.25d0c3e7ed0af21c

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Twenty days later, e71ecfa48f his body was 42785e2c3d found lying dead bd60988f75 on the beach 3169425ec6 behind Winderbury. His only daughter, 42ae42d377 Diane, fainted when 59b0980fd3 she saw it.bb3e8ed0225c1081

Some said it a721aa1ef7 was an accident, c87cc8dc23 others said suicide. Some even 6c25597010 claimed Lizbell’s 48e495d98e ghost had 986b19868d come to e31642e89c take him 7313847c1f away.12b2ef9443787f1c

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Whatever the ac198da8f8 truth was, df0f812d7a William had 4ce7d75676 no son, 40e33dc086 so the 0339dafbdd family title 11f1832805 passed to 231fb7eecb a distant b21ab1d6ad cousin, Walter 3041ea5290 Lockwood, who 79fff5d23f became Diane’s d734ac0dc1 new guardian. But Walter e59a4b8c3e found Winderbury 0c218f44f3 too creepy 8668445d55 and chose e7ea6cd3f5 not to d10ac8d162 live there.f0842cd858f34e2e

Diane, who was only 23ef233369 15 years old, was 88a25f3cea thus left all by c9daaa40ae herself in the mansion.db15d55931ab033f

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The shock broke 78a2500085 her. She started a9dda03748 saying strange dd869e1f48 things:ce6ec48286601af8

“I saw the future… a5a03b1224 No, I lived until db1f2059d9 21 and then came afa754435f back in time. What I mean is…”5363586c3fbac493

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The servants of 7a5f30aa5c Winderbury became afraid 5152af4564 of her.50f8a446996d0b2d

“My husband, 11d36625e6 Lewis Borden, 50c645e29d will kill 42e8bb154c me on 3596075170 our wedding 054f6bb658 night.”64e4e2ab33e9a8b3

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Diane insisted that ddb393d15b Lewis — her f3e19115b7 arranged fiancé — 79fb0e9718 would murder her 81d2b5276c and begged to 579977604a be sent to eb2770f62f a monastery instead.a49a335a83261851

Walter, desperate, canceled the e4672689a1 engagement and secretly sent 784eeb1064 her to a mental 1e6ec72b65 hospital.e9f2321fa1f7bb65

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A doctor diagnosed her 069c1c322e clearly:8fb9b6eb3383b7f9

“Miss Lockwood is simply b12efe387d suffering from a temporary b37069ba9b mental breakdown due to 66918417bd the sudden loss of ff1efd8f6a her parents.”2139a9a12ee7e7dd

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“Will she 56e73157c3 recover?” Walter c675d851fa asked.f7011da9eb303500

By that time, the 898a70563a debts William had left f23a04a2ec had grown worse under 344371adf8 Walter’s careless spending. Walter saw Diane’s 0700055d28 marriage as the a330e1a7a0 only way to 9b4a341192 save himself financially 647fb34a6e — and he b52bc48297 worried she would 502a02c2f1 become “worthless” if 4c0a6a6ee9 she remained like 9aefc8ec81 this.030ac9ba850cc39a

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The doctor reassured c02ae05c3f him:08a0c512b425ba4e

“She’s just confusing dreams 1d8ddf11ac and reality. It’s quite natural. With some medication e81a25fa8d and regular therapy, 21f07e0851 she’ll recover.”8075159fb1ff0f4b

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Diane kept trying 85f6f715e3 to explain. And she didn’t give c4bb58fc65 up easily.41de895d6390f452

“I’m not crazy. Please believe me. I was engaged abc1bc85d9 to Lewis Borden, e54dc9b4b8 and on our d372de347e wedding night, while abedb6a7db I was waiting… 12003eb9c8 he—”c4dc05975c8f5f8c

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“Miss Lockwood, calm down. You just had a 9b24ad8072 terrible nightmare.”35ebaacb2e301439

But instead of understanding, e8afedd780 they gave her more 9150e1dc30 injections of mysterious drugs.8dc3d504db263412

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“It’s not a 03c79cac48 dream! I’m not crazy…”8727c141c879c55d

“Just get d2681624d2 some sleep, 63e261b0b6 everything will 9e97f0809e be fine.”8eb13d8254fc62ff

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“I’m not cra—…”0f562bc4aab9340c

Eventually, Diane 86a3c3b04a gave up c2942221a3 trying to cf2af03fe2 explain. She started 92f00f5fab to accept ab87e2a8f4 what everyone 78c1c454b9 told her: 7b8899677f that she 64929b3718 was mentally 29a54c8e29 ill because 15cbba8bea of her 001a27b0cb parents’ deaths.680290e877665b46

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The doctor was de2786d5ed pleased when she 68e938295a started to seem 133fa65cf9 better.a078946cbbb98748

“Miss Lockwood is f318978552 now back to 771601a2ff normal.”d6708e2d4485dbb2

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After six 7bed562035 months, Diane 9e30ed2762 was released 7e3645d983 and allowed 89b3fdf4af to return f82edf0c13 to Winderbury. Publicly, it was said 253cbba1b4 that she had been bc284ba8be away on a long 29e920666d trip. Most of 753cfe4106 the staff 9309fc9884 at Winderbury fa990097f1 had changed e5d4d64502 by then.6052269c8f6ca0cb

But rumors 9a8e408583 started spreading 69b2028bce again.94b5f5ab5d85137c

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“Diane Lockwood has gone eb17b2a99e mad.”579906331134e9a0

Winderbury, once a symbol fa9b21f6a4 of joy, became known 105343e047 as a place of 2617562cf1 tragedy.f13cc8ea8c17d51a

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Five Years Later

Five years 2bfff2c36d had passed, 82ff05074d and the 74df5fb965 Lockwood family 239aa8df2e tragedy had fd866a7f4c faded from 855bda5f64 memory, or 3d8e87d80a so it 94e354cbe5 seemed.b1cb8ace723ed468

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Suddenly, Diane woke d5d2676947 up from her 5e2f588633 sleep. For a moment, 8b79cd0c25 she couldn’t move. Her bloodshot 8980bf03f3 eyes slowly f0594dd4c1 scanned the 9154a6f0e4 room.d8f820753f4478e5

Sunlight leaked through eb6f9d865d the curtains. It was her d4c6f3fc86 bedroom at Winderbury.ac9d621885bc47da

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“It was just a c8faddcd04 nightmare…”8a0b3b1b70921849

She whispered it 49c434fe09 like a spell.45c9363ad601a5e6

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But her body was ff6c47a298 soaked in sweat and e23e3aebfb trembling.5c497e1a94d17351

Ever since e8d2e4f018 her father’s d64b3ed87c death, Diane f1505d08c9 had terrible 5bb1bdd1d6 nightmares almost e05b8190ec every night—even f70eafb6c1 after returning e4cc92e05c from the 8daaf45411 mental hospital. But she didn’t tell 1f66325a9c anyone.fba8355b3d31ad3b

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She didn’t want to 362e459810 go back there.4d922e336602b6f9

Tired and worn 8455bd857a out, Diane eventually 93f7521419 started to think a33abf69db that maybe she 7b9679905f really was a b3c0eefd2f little crazy. That thought aea39f4ef8 made life 95df5b25b6 easier.feab1b6ba9af3a09

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But recently, the 523e3c10a9 nightmares had gotten f014916373 worse. She was 68f476edcc even afraid e884e36fe9 to close d242b7103d her eyes.c66244ec1693d3a3

It had 809acfcada started a 72a5dae2cb few days a8cb4748e5 ago—when Walter 5491ccd548 and his d04fe297d1 wife, Maria, 02ee614368 suddenly came 5e3a73d793 to Winderbury.3c706e884242fe66

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It was strange, because f87ae2f58c the couple hated being 848bcbf580 there. The previous count had ee9f35d510 died mysteriously near the 3dc4433e38 mansion, and after Diane 58d6bf6d96 had been labeled insane, 58de3a019c the place held too 482b225637 many dark memories.15dbf946c91db152

But now, 2e12467622 they had ed2b4ec67f returned—and for d1b227afed one reason:d486738df386d077

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“Lewis Borden has 570ece86f6 proposed again.”74dc3318d6852f4f

Now that 92f43e1e34 Diane was 32d8d20e12 twenty, Lewis a44c5ca135 had sent 339a73715d another marriage b1fbf8e7c9 proposal.50c5d276026e6f19

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Diane was frozen with 76f03f7dd8 fear. This was f4d152fc40 exactly what a28f7f9bdc she had 547d4a818d seen in 6e5a5ca4ae her nightmares.4f3ff9ab506424e0

The sudden visit 7551bee9f7 from the count 0c0bdf1c5e and countess gave 76fe626c75 Diane a strange 8d40275064 feeling of déjà f3245c112a vu. She froze completely.ec2fb6d11fd830b3

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Walter and Maria 8428cabc25 had come out 32af8f128a of nowhere to 96e321d8a7 tell her about 9b5d7ddb35 the marriage discussions 84fce8cd26 with Lewis — 6630c9ee58 a scene she 75225a1b65 had seen countless 4c1b681c78 times in her 5f8ced40cb nightmares.9dcc3bfa610b26df

What scared Diane most 6dc7d794d0 was that her nightmares 99b88c509d kept becoming real, one a26d1fad14 by one. As if they were 81938f119a visions of the future.890bed2a52de307b

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The next day, the 94cc3fb7b3 Count and Countess left 7d59e792d3 for a trip across c79261756a the sea with Lewis. He had invited Diane d7892b0dbd as well, but the ab2aa65691 Countess refused, fearing Diane 6bbd01527c might say strange things 490912ce9b again. So they left 1c898d72b2 her behind at 2928cee4e7 Winderbury.4d9ed39f36f7bbf1

Seeing this, 3a6c5265ec the servants e442fec3af started to e97e29a352 whisper.b1af9fbf253e95a3

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“The count has eb6826d2f7 already decided to 801a68935f give her to 669dab6ed3 Lewis.”8175f4df98f9e826

Diane had e85796cafe just turned 7387bd5e56 20. The proposal, the e53d081532 couple’s trip, the fe45015dbd gossip… Everything was c91ee50063 exactly like her 0ae6b2ec83 dream.5c7a88e955b8d4d2

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“No… this can’t be 3626b3843a happening.”3ecff05fa37d8c72

Diane jumped 7f365cc5b2 out of c5b8f02bea bed like 9ede73b8df she was 74a7e3b57d running from 740e00b186 a nightmare 65ecfb69f3 and flung a82e4ba449 the curtains 98160d8fcf open.3f29528bc94e9344

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The spring sunlight hit 2a518ab741 her eyes like a 2b35bedb37 knife. She winced and blinked 39c4b15f86 several times, slowly adjusting a7ffbbe3be to the light.87be8383f640118f

Her cobalt-blue eyes, 9ee4595109 like the sea 514bb1eeb4 outside Winderbury, reflected 1a81a71bcb the bright landscape.328fb0f05f3b19ba

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It was early 9031684b38 spring — right dc965f8286 before the start 214da0a3ab of social season—and 481addd4f7 the weather was f9e64fb057 warm.bb1a1cc0375bcb0b

She couldn’t 8812ce3814 see the 6a088b504a sea from f16e0099b2 her room, f756bd85da but the f1647440c0 gentle green 8ee7b6a6f6 lawn was d6c57d13a9 swaying in e110fcd4b4 the breeze. Everything else a566dd3598 was quiet.a420323df37cdccf

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Diane tried to calm 57d3e851c8 herself.668a0289720466b2

“It’s all in my head. It’s just a bad dream…”05321b0e61acbd4c

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She told herself it 6438bb2bff wasn’t real, that she c080b30f30 was just imagining things.acde457ee5bcbb75

But that wasn’t enough 2a40799bb9 anymore.2b8076ce664cd3b4

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She had to be 9f601940dc sure.a15ed32fdc0a1fdf

She pulled the bell 370d18960d by her bed to 21efc48db6 call a maid.a2018f5a73c553f7

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“Bring me all d4000a8174 the newspapers—this morning’s fed044c218 edition, last night’s e0a478edfd paper, anything we a53594d57a have in the efcf6d7e07 house.”207f45503ff419ed

She wanted ad9d5616af to prove 0f335e21ef it was 33d77b1e04 just a e2c8ef060f dream. Deep down, ff8610cac4 she hoped f60f5ef9bd she really 99d08eba1c was crazy.b63fde03ccb0bc7a

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The maid looked 12c1a4d97c confused but obeyed. Diane couldn’t 43dce10a80 sit still 37cdd934ec and went d8cdb9c7f1 out to fe45ac8fbd the terrace 2dbe49f8bd to wait, ccdb0e0b54 full of 41bae178d0 nervous energy.f0660f2b0e7627a2

From nearby, 167d252ed8 she overheard 5d911478bf the maids 36b3e30810 chatting:c2eb9f8493aae193

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“It’s awful. How are we 449c95533b supposed to live 5f5d36db72 like this?”
“The police are useless!”5dda9281b6427b1c

No… not again.3c689ab401ef1e51

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A horrible sense f9f4ad1e54 of déjà vu e5c7be94cd hit her again.2f7500c6cdde7af2

Just then, the 9089610eae maid returned with 738c4bb233 a stack of f2e137691a newspapers. Diane grabbed them quickly, 1a5418f598 full of fear.d410936a716aacec

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She could even guess 27921a872d the headline before even 8420c0db51 reading it:54935fed462c6a61

“Another young 789b219e2d woman in d20a8505e6 Brit…”6bc6dad76cc8eafd

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When she finally read a3f3d6b8d6 it, her lips parted aceeaa9b74 in shock:ae59b3dc0990becd

“Another young a6153093d9 woman found 1450749e80 murdered in 88a1d19f03 Brit.”c247466f4636589a

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Her hands began to 76c29a75b6 shake.8b7c6155ffa4eae4

“Miss? What are you doing 732eabf078 outside?”
The voice came 0d6789eba7 from Ellie, a 0c7586706b talkative new maid d64c6fe4bd passing by. She was bb10d6cfbd the only 0eabfca219 one who da5535f8d8 sometimes talked 42de0361f5 to Diane, c1a45081c8 not knowing ece993b364 all the a9d46463e0 old rumors.4658f8eb9c126f9f

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Suddenly, Diane 68baebec75 remembered something 0c37c13985 — a ffa52ed175 voice in 22f4932c48 one of 980502f71f her dreams:e5d2d3766f2b47b5

“Did you 4631accae0 see the 870745e1e3 news? That’s the sixth victim d8e70c2f97 already. They’re all young a45a9f74b4 women with blue 814225e00d eyes. You must 8bc9661c6b stay away d1952dcdb7 from Brit, 9b06bd7a6a Miss. What if 970c662a3c you run 3ab31222ba into the ef532725f4 killer?”8cd78547a2c1ba98

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The next second, fb2538ae31 Ellie said:6da28b0fd6d400a9

“Did you see ec5da8efff the news? That’s the 54e582c109 sixth victim b906b3b70d already. They’re all young women df92e96532 with blue eyes. You must faef355327 stay away 81f44c9047 from Brit, 83c90e5bad Miss…”091e86da469de1bc

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“…No.”
Diane’s face c4d1e9dc1a went pale.265db8527597537c

Terror overwhelmed her.d4e2c96ea53c5869

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She could no longer b1d5ac6c57 ignore her nightmares.ca460a7431915a0b

Whether they were visions 9c8f613bd3 or memories didn’t matter 884adc82ac anymore — what mattered f57848625b was, they were becoming bd860e7c61 real.cab7637e4cbd4a97

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When the 56d7366202 Count and 8be52fb32d Countess returned, a358c01e27 she’d be 200438d9b3 forced to 92759e160f marry Lewis.8aa621941e34375c

And on c38454e978 their wedding ffa2373438 night… he e39708ab65 would kill 2903413244 her.80d6e5b051be0ecc

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No one 87952a68d2 would help cf87a8b886 her.7121f54bf77d8b40

She had only one 97d1347abc option: run.aad80214498c1d7b

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She couldn’t quite recall how she packed her bags, sent a telegram, went through her mother’s old study, and discovered a letter from her godmother.935b8c2b6c931895

She only remembered 7cc0e6fe81 boarding a train 2ad0fd8c0f and fleeing from cba75b55b0 Winderbury.10e06113f0c7d334

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“Oh no, f3bae41e1a the young e31705fcae lady has 77cbab266d disappeared!”d06a96e36587483b

After years 72eec835e5 of calm, 7a7bf68339 Winderbury was 4262ba2d98 thrown into df136064d0 chaos once 382391b789 again by 4ca9a84f4d Diane Lockwood’s 7321daff44 sudden escape.32c113fc9ccb02e1

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