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CHAPTER 127

Author: ARPAN PORAME
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-28 06:28:53

The Gilded Cage and the Ghost of White

The London sky was grey this morning, as if even the clouds were reluctant to witness the tragedy about to unfold in front of the old warehouse in the East End.

Police sirens wailed, shattering the usual silence of the industrial district. Dozens of patrol cars formed a tight barricade, with countless barrels of guns aimed at the exit of the Thorne family’s secret storage facility.

Inside, Liora stood frozen before the monitor screen. Her hands, still wra
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