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Chapter 76
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2026-05-07 07:00:25Lana’s POV
We’d expected the Old Beacon of Lyr to be a ruin, a memory of light; we did not expect the hush that felt like waiting for a tide long past. The Beacon stood on a jut of rock that sliced into the sea, its base worn and hollowed by storms, its top a skeleton of stone. The path down was treacherous — wet steps glazed with algae, ropes that swayed with wind and tide.
“This is where the keeper
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I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 76
Lana’s POVWe’d expected the Old Beacon of Lyr to be a ruin, a memory of light; we did not expect the hush that felt like waiting for a tide long past. The Beacon stood on a jut of rock that sliced into the sea, its base worn and hollowed by storms, its top a skeleton of stone. The path down was treacherous — wet steps glazed with algae, ropes that swayed with wind and tide.“This is where the keepers vanished,” Bastion said quietly. “And where echoes of the manipulator’s work may be rooted.”The low tide gave us a narrow window. If we timed it right, we could access the root cellars and sub-basements that had once housed the beacon’s heart — the place where the manipulator might have shelved artifacts and placed whatever devices had been used to influence councils and towns.We approached on foot, moving with a d
I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 75
Lana’s POVLord Marek’s holdings sprawled across a gentle plain, hedges clipped like the teeth of a measured saw, and slate roofs that caught the sun in metallic flashes. From a distance, the manor was tasteful and prosperous. Up close, there was a sense of curated life: servants polished surfaces, guards stood in formal lines. Anything that wished to be hidden wore a veneer of civility here.We came with Iva’s careful note and a plan that balanced stealth and guile. Dren’s quick hands and Mara’s theatrics let us pose as traders and guests. Warren kept the ledger of exits and entrances in his head, and Bastion positioned outside as a ready reserve. Kael and I moved through the manor like a pair who belonged to comfortable lives — practiced smiles, practiced half-truths.Marek welcomed us with the smooth courtesy of a man practiced at masks. He had, indeed, the look of a patron — a man who paid for favors as if he were purchasing a refined dish. We were led through chambers perfumed wi
I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 74
Lana’s POVOur path away from the archive folded between hills and small settlements where the craft of runes had once thrived.Bastion’s notes and the half-dissolved sigils on the disk guided us toward a small valley where, the Codex suggested, a secret forge had been maintained — not for swords, but for sigils: a place where inscriptions were hardened into metal and ritual bound to object.The valley was a pocket of smoke and stone. Thin plumes rose from chimneys, and the smell of heated metal hung over the fields like a promise. Farmers gave us wary looks; the workshops here preferred privacy. We asked questions with the softest of steps. People liked to pretend they knew nothing.We found the first clue in a mason’s yard: a stone marked with a cipher that matched the disk’s backup signature. It was a small symbol, etched and scuffed by win
I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 73
Lana’s POVCarrying the disk back into the earth felt like returning a wounded thing to a surgeon's hands. The path back to the archive beneath the roots was longer than I remembered; the forest seemed different — older, as if it had filled in the gaps we’d left behind. The sentinel waited at the arch, face unexpressive, as if the stone itself had few surprises left.“You return with an artifact bound by sigils not native to the archive,” he observed. “This will test the archive’s tolerance. The Codex does not often see foreign bindings.”Bastion arranged wards around our camp, and the scholars from the hermitage helped cradle the disk in linen wrapped with runes. The journey was a vigil of sorts; we moved like people carrying something fragile and dangerous all at once.When we stepped into the archive again, the air felt li
I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 72
Lana’s POVWe’d expected resistance. We hadn’t expected this particular shape of compromise: the moment when the best option felt like choosing between two wrongs. The disk pulsed quietly in our cache, and we had the law of the market, the practice of the collector, and the echoing warnings from the Codex all tugging at us in different directions.Warren insisted on analysis. “We can’t just destroy it,” he said flatly one evening as we reviewed the maps and notes. “If this thing is bound to rituals, destroying it could trigger failsafes we don’t understand.”Bastion agreed. “Preservation allows study. Understanding is defense.”Dren was impatient. “We stole it, we get rid of it. Simple.”Mara shrugged. “And if it’s a key? If it unlocks something bigger? We could torch it and then everything we wanted to find will stay locked.”Kael listened more than he spoke. When he finally did, his voice was steady. “We find a place of safekeeping. We isolate it, and we learn from it. But we do not
I Married My Mate's Enemy Chapter 71
Lana’s POVHalver’s ledger was a puzzle — fragmented and encoded in quiet notations more than entries. But thanks to Mara’s instincts and Warren’s contacts, we unearthed a lead: a river courier listed by alias, who specialized in moving small, sensitive items along the coastal route. The courier was named Jorren — or that’s the identity Halver’s records suggested.The coastal route was the kind of place that hummed with trade. Barges creaked, fishmongers shouted, and the wind carried salt like a promise. We found Jorren at a riverside tavern called The Trawl, where men and women hauled nets and traded stories in equal measure.He was smaller than I expected, wiry and quick-eyed, with hands that had seen rope more than coin. He laughed too readily, a sound like broken glass held to light. When we approached, he studied us with amusement. “Yo
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