Synopsis

The word slipped into Angelica's vocabulary unexpectedly, a dark pebble dropped into a clear stream. She heard it once, a sharp, unfamiliar sound uttered in a hushed tone, and something within her registered it not as a sound, but as a forbidden thing. It lingered, a strange weight on her tongue, and she found herself testing its edges, considering its shape. The word held a power she didn't understand, a potential for disruption that both fascinated and unsettled her. It was a secret now, a sma