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Chapter 53

Author: Jane Besh
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Rowan Pov

Zaric put the report on my desk at eleven in the morning, which meant he had been sitting on it long enough to decide how to present it, which meant it was worse than a straightforward briefing.

I was already reading the patrol update from the southern boundary when he came in and set the folder down without being asked to sit, which was also not a good sign.

"Bette," he said. "Sorrel's assistant."

I looked up.

"She's been coming to the estate three times a week for the dress fittings,
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