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Chapter 118 - Clara Chooses The Morning
"Kael, come to the shop, and come now, because Lilith is sweeping, and Lilith is sweeping well, and Lilith is sweeping in the back, and I have watched her, and I have watched her hands, and I have watched her face, and I have made my choice, Kael, and I have made it in the morning, and I have made it plain, and I will tell you, and I will tell you in the shop, and I will tell you in front of her, and I will tell you loud!"Clara is standing in the back room of her flower shop, and it is morning, and the light comes in through a small window, and the pots are stacked in a corner, and the floor is wet, and the air smells of earth and lilies, and Lilith is holding a broom, and her hands are red, and her coat is wet, and her hair is tied back, and she is looking at Clara, and she is looking at me, and she is waiting, and waiting is what a wife does in a shop, and waiting is what a wife does for a choice, and waiting is what she has done for days.<
Chapter 117 - The Face In The Flash
"Kael, who did you see, and tell me now, because your face went white, and your hands went cold, and your eyes went wide, and you saw a face at your table, and you saw a face that smiled, and you saw a face that hid a ring, and tell me before the flash fades, and before the memory fades, and before Marcus hears you saw it!"Clara is holding me in my room, and it is morning, and the light is grey, and the box is open on the bed, and the ring is dark, and my finger is still hot, and my heart is still fast, and my father is at the door, and Mr. Graves is in the hall, and the house is quiet, and the flash is still in my eyes, and the face is still in my mind, and I know the face, and I know it well, and I cannot say the name yet, because the name is still forming, and forming is how a flash works, and forming is how pain works."I saw a table, Clara, and I saw a dinner, and I saw hands, and I saw rings, and I saw a hand with no ring, and I saw a
Chapter 116 - The Ring Burns My Finger
"Kael, do not touch it again tonight, and do not touch it until morning, because the ring burns, and the ring burns a finger, and the ring burns a heart, and the ring showed you Elena, and the ring showed you a baby, and the ring showed you a signature, and that is enough for one night, and enough is what a mother gives, and enough is what a son takes, and tomorrow the ring will show you more, and more will be pain, and pain will be truth, and truth will be a name!"My father stands over me in the library, and it is still night, and the fire is low, and the lamp is low, and Clara is holding my hand, and Mr. Graves is holding the box, and the ring is still in my palm, and my palm is hot, and my finger is hot, and the ring feels like it is burning, and it feels like it is alive, and it feels like it is calling me, and I want to touch it again, and I want to see more, and I want to see the face, and I want to see the name, and I want to see the hall, and I want to
Chapter 115 - The Box Mr Graves Kept
"Young master, I kept this box, and I kept it for twenty five years, and I kept it in the library, and I kept it behind the books, and I kept it where Marcus never looked, and I kept it because Elena told me to, and Elena said, Graves, keep it, and keep it for my son, and keep it until he is strong, and keep it until he asks, and he has asked, young master, and he has asked with his eyes, and with his hands, and with his heart, and now I will give it to you tonight, and give it in the library, and give it with my own hands!"Mr. Graves stands in the library at Hillcrest House, and it is night, and the lamp is low, and the fire is low, and my father is by the fire, and Clara is by the window, and Sam Porter is by the door, and I am across from Mr. Graves, and he is holding a small box, and the box is dark wood, and the wood is old, and the lid is shut, and there is no lock, and there is no key, and there is only a small mark on the lid, and the mark is an A, and
Chapter 114 - The Night At The Owens Auction
"Kael, you want to know why I am broken, and you want to know why I work for you, and you want to know why I carry crates, and you want to know why I shake when Marcus calls, and I will tell you tonight, and I will tell you about the Owens auction, and I will tell you about the night I lost everything, and I will tell you about the night you took it all with a card, and you took it with a bid, and you took it with a smile!"Ethan stands in the lawn shop, and it is night, and the shop is closed, and the mowers are quiet, and the lights are low, and Tom has gone home, and Mr. Doyle has gone home, and Clara is beside me, and Sam Porter is by the door, and Ethan's hands are shaking, and his tone is shaking, and he is looking at the floor, and he is looking at his boots, and he is looking at the crates he carried all day, and he is about to tell me about a night that broke him."Ethan, tell me, and tell me slow, because the Owens auction is a nam
Chapter 113 - Mr Hale Reads Them Twice
"Mr. Watson, I have read them twice, and I will read them a third time, because a paper torn is a paper Marcus will deny, and a paper signed in fear is a paper a judge will question, and a paper brought to you is a paper that must be kept, and kept safe, and kept in copies, and kept where Marcus cannot reach it!"Mr. Hale sits in the library at Hillcrest House, and it is morning, and the torn pieces of the second set are on the desk, and the first set is beside them, and the pieces are laid out like a puzzle, and Mr. Hale has put them together, and his hands are steady, and Clara is by the window, and my father is by the fire, and Mr. Graves is by the door, and Lilith is in the shop, and Sam Porter is at the gate."Mr. Hale, tell me plain, because Clara said she tore it, and she did tear it, and I saw it with my own eyes, and now you say a torn paper is a paper Marcus will deny, and you say a judge will question it, and you say it must be ke
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