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Chapter 10: The Invitation

Author: FortunaSolis
last update publish date: 2025-12-24 08:37:50

The envelope arrived at Bloom House Floral just before closing.

Lillian noticed it immediately because it did not pass through the mail slot.

It was waiting on the counter when she returned from the back room, placed precisely beside the register as if it had always belonged there. No smudge. No crease. No explanation.

She stopped walking.

Florentis Quarter did not do things like this.

The envelope was heavy, cream colored, and sealed with a raised crest pressed so cleanly into the paper it loo
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