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CHAPTER 9: APPETITE

Author: Janice Mark
last update publish date: 2026-06-14 23:56:33

Aurora’s POV

When I finally made it downstairs, the dining room looked like someone was trying to apologize to me with food.

The long table was set with everything I liked. There was a basket of warm bread in the middle, butter softening on a little plate beside it.

Two kinds of soup, one creamy and one tomato. A platter of roasted chicken that still had steam curling off the skin. Eggs done three different ways.

Fresh fruit cut into careful pieces. A small jar of honey. Even a pot of the tea
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