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Chapter 24

Author: Deer Woods
The call ended.

Lucille's hand trembled around the phone. The anger rising in her was not hot. It burned cold and clear, and it did not fade.

The story about looking after his best friend's wife, the talk of family loyalty and cousinly affection, all of it collapsed in the face of what Rayne had just said without shame or hesitation.

Lucille drew a slow breath. Her body felt as insubstantial as paper, but her eyes had never been clearer.

"Sage Tower." She spoke the words quietly to herself,
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