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chapter 26

作者: Cynthia Jane
last update 公開日: 2026-03-05 18:54:03

Chapter 26: The Salt-Stained Cage

​The lighthouse was a jagged tooth of stone biting into the storm-blackened sky. Inside, the air tasted of ancient dust and dried salt. The Duke dropped me onto a pile of moth-eaten canvas sails in the center of the lantern room. The massive glass lenses above us were cracked, letting in shards of moonlight that cut across his face like scars.

​He didn't look tired. He didn't even look human. He paced the circular room, his boots heavy against the floorboards,
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