"What in the world is this?"Charity leaned in, her breath fogging the morning temperature of the Redwood Manor greenhouse.The air here felt like damp peat and ancient, humid environment. Among the carefully tailored bonsai and orderly rows of orchids, a single, rebellious splash of crimson caught her eye.A wildflower, dainty and defiant, sprouted from a crack in the stone floor, its petals curving like a whispered beauty.She reached out, the silk of her sleeve catching on a stray twig. With a quick, decisive snap, she plucked the bloom."Hey!"The shout ripped through the silence. Charity spun around, her heart hammering against her ribs.A man strode toward her, his boots thudding heavily against the cobblestones. He was a blur of olive drab and brown, his face obscured by the glare of the morning sun filtering through the glass panes.Charity narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest. She didn't move, refusing to let a stranger intimidate her, even as he reached her an
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