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Chapter 52: The Invisible Woman

Author: Cat Stories
last update publish date: 2026-03-12 00:03:04

The bus drops me in the heart of Palermo.

The market is already screaming. Vendors shouting over crates of sardines. Scooters buzzing like angry wasps. The smell is a physical wall—rotting fish, exhaust fumes, burnt espresso, and the sharp, salty tang of the sea.

It smells like freedom.

I pull my hood up. I keep my head down.

I am not Graziella Vitale anymore. I am not the Queen. I am a shadow.

I duck into the public restroom of a train station. It is filthy. The floor is sticky. The mirror is
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