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Chapter 24 — Veins of Ash
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2026-07-27 09:28:12Bela
THE STORM had been building over Milan all evening, heavy with the metallic tang of ozone and summer heat.
I sat by the tall glass windows in my bedroom, watching lightning fracture the dark purple clouds stretching across the city. Beside me on the small table lay my thin gold reading glasses, sitting under the soft glow of a porcelain lamp.
Every distant roll of thunder felt like a tremor in my chest, a low vibration echoing throug
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