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CHAPTER 119

作者: ARPAN PORAME
last update 公開日: 2026-04-26 21:23:31

The Dragon's Sanctuary

The Maldivian sky at five in the afternoon looked like a gradient of gold and violet, reflecting perfectly upon the crystal-clear surface of the ocean.

On a private island unmarked on any commercial map an island named 'Aethelgard' by the ancestors of the Thorne family a Gulfstream G700 private jet had just landed on a runway surrounded by lush palm trees.

Mavric Thorne stepped down from the jet, loosening his tie and leaving the top button of his shirt undone.

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