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Thorns and Gifts

Author: Author Anselm
last update publish date: 2026-05-29 05:07:20

Lyra

By evening, I was finally done with the workload for the day.

My arms slightly ached from carrying linens back and forth, and right now, I was balancing a fresh stack of folded duvets against my chest while heading toward the storage room.

Honestly, one of the maids could have handled this easily, but I decided to handle it myself to keep busy in order to distract my mind from overthinking.

The hallways of the pack house were quieter now compared to earlier. Most of the servants had alread
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Shelley
I think she should head straight to the garden and thank Kael for the phone and credit card right in front of Maya!!
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