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CHAPTER 71 - The Reckoning
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2026-04-07 14:55:53Eliza's POV
The folder sat on the kitchen table like a loaded weapon.I'd placed it there at dawn, after Clara went back to sleep, after Adam made coffee, after Eleanor stopped asking questions. The key rested beside its small, brass, heavy with forty years of secrets."We need to open it," I said.Adam sat across from me. "Are you ready?""I'll never be ready. But I'm done waiting."I pulled the folder toward me. Untied the ribbon. Opened
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