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CHAPTER 104

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Blacktstone as it never had, did not announce itself.

The house rose from the fog like a decision already made. The stone darkened by age and rain, iron gates pulled back just enough to allow entry before sealing again.

Dominic eased the car through the drive, gravel crunching softly beneath the tires, every sound feeling louder in the early morning stillness.

Althea sat beside him, pale but upright, her shoulder wrapped, her jaw set in that familiar way that told him pain was being ignored rat
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