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Chapter 47
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2026-07-02 15:03:56The kitchen on Maruw Street smelled of Marcus’s rosemary tea and the faint, sweet scent of the children’s hair. It was a domestic peace Evelyn had spent three years building like a fortress, and it fractured the moment Nina Belacourt walked through the door.
They hadn't stood in the same room since the night before the wedding. Nina looked smaller than Evelyn remembered, her expensive tailored coat looking like armor she hadn't quite figured out how to carry. She stopped in
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