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What the Evening Held

作者: Alessia Frost
last update publish date: 2026-11-03 22:10:18

POV: Third-person omniscient (multiple perspectives)

The celebration of the compact’s anniversary had become the found family’s annual gathering in the first year after the agreement. It was the occasion when everyone connected to the sanctuary came together, united by the simple understanding that this table belonged to them all.

Over five years, the gathering had grown alongside the family. Landon’s expanding household brought new faces, Avery’s ward brought those involved in her care, and th
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