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CHAPTER 16: WHAT THE FAMILY KNOWS

Autor: Kennywrites
last update Data de publicação: 2026-07-10 01:53:04
"Has she started asking about Victoria yet?"

Margaret asked it the way she asked everything — mild, almost idle, like the question cost her nothing at all. Elias sat across from her in the small private sitting room she preferred for conversations she didn't want overheard, the fire low in the grate despite the season, and felt something in his chest go rigid at the casual way she'd said the name.

"How do you know what Maya's been searching online?" he asked instead of answering.

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