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Chapter One Hundred and Forty Eight

Autor: Chel-C
last update Fecha de publicación: 2025-12-25 06:51:11

CHAPTER 148 — The Son Who Was Never Wanted

Castor had always believed rage was something you controlled.

Something you sharpened.

Something you aimed.

He learned that night that rage could also hollow you out.

The envelope arrived without warning.

No sender’s name. No logo. Just thick paper slid under the gate of his townhouse like a quiet insult. He almost ignored it almost told the guard to toss it away with the rest of the junk that followed his family since Alice’s arrest.

Almost.

But somet
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