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chapter twenty one

Autor: Mac
last update Data de publicação: 2026-08-21 04:33:03

Caspian POV

I arrived at the old marina exactly on time, the same rusted boathouse Desmond used to take me fishing at as a boy, back before I understood what kind of man he actually was underneath the easy laughter and patient lessons about baiting a hook.

He was already there, standing at the end of the dock in a coat too heavy for the weather, hands folded behind his back like he was posing for a portrait rather than meeting the nephew he'd spent weeks quietly trying to destroy.

"You came alo
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