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Chapter 73: The Grandfather 

Penulis: Amira Lights
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-28 17:33:48

Edmund's POV

Edmund Howlington stood in the greenhouse at dawn with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the Lunasol.

Silver leaves. Delicate stems. The faint luminescence that marked it as something not quite of this world. Beautiful. Rare. Powerful enough to cure fey contamination in its advanced stages.

Powerful enough to save Clara Voss's life.

He'd known this moment was coming. Since his grandsons had sat in that room and listened to the story of Cain Voss and looked at each other with
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