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Author: Ona Hearts
last update publish date: 2026-04-23 00:28:59

Raven's POV

The letter from Lord Thorne arrived on a Monday and Alaric read it at the desk while I was putting Cael down for his afternoon nap. He reviewed the contents carefully without interruption and placed the letter back on the desk in the same orientation it had been delivered.

When I came back out, his expression had the particular quality it got when something was sitting on him that he had not yet decided how to carry.

"What is it?" I said.

He held the letter out. I took it and re
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