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Chapter 551: Whitmore Council Convenes
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2026-04-08 20:40:07The Whitmore Council had not gathered like this in decades.
Not since before Beatrice withdrew from public leadership. Not since the family’s authority had become assumed rather than exercised. The room itself carried the weight of that history. Dark wood. Tall windows. Portraits of ancestors who had never imagined a future where power required explanation.
Lillian ent
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