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Chapter 302: The Parcel From Mom

Author: Amira Lights
last update publish date: 2026-10-16 08:15:00

The courier arrived on Thursday at ten past nine, and Emma brought the envelope in herself.

She didn't say anything. That was the first thing Lyra noticed. Emma, who narrated her way through every morning with a running commentary of schedules and gossip and small, useful warnings, simply set the envelope on the desk, squared it against the edge of the blotter, and stood back with her hands folded.

"It's from New York," she said. "I had to sign for it."

It was a heavy cream envelope, the kind t
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