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Chapter 70: Beatrice’s Gentle Offer

Author: FortunaSolis
last update publish date: 2026-01-03 00:15:11

By the time dusk settled over Florentis Quarter, Lillian understood she could not remain where the story had found her.

Staying would not protect her. Hiding would not quiet the city. Whatever had begun no longer belonged to the shop, or the street, or the life she had built with careful hands. It had moved beyond them.

So she returned.

Lillian stood at the edge of the garden as if it might tilt beneath her feet.

Celestine Heights held its breath around her. The hedges were clipped with reveren
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