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CHAPTER 16: The Last Disappointment

Autor: Sunkissed
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-31 16:10:17

Elira’s POV

The pendant never turned up.

Ronan had the staff search the entire east wing twice over, and by the second morning, the household had largely settled into the quiet, unspoken assumption that it never would — misplaced, most likely, lost somewhere in the ordinary chaos of a house still adjusting to a King’s extended visit, though no one said as much directly in front of Selene, whose grief over it remained carefully, visibly present at every meal. I’d offered twice more to help cover
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