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Chapter 11

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Only then did the mother’s gaze fall on Emery. Her smile thinned into something polite, distant.

“And you must be… Emery.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Emery said softly, bowing her head.

A hum. Dismissive.

“Welcome.”

That was all.

Emery’s chest tightened. Clara had already won the room.

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The Dinner Table

Dinner was served in a hall that could have housed Emery’s entire childhood home twice over. A chandelier glowed above them, spilling golden light onto crystal glasses and gleaming silverware
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