Sample V-08: The Ash and the Ivy
**Act I: The Ruined Altar** The estate of Thorne Hall was a skeleton of stone and ivy, drowning in the grey mists of the English countryside. Clara had been brought there as a trophy bride for the eldest Thorne, a man whose cruelty was as ingrained as the damp in the walls. The "branding" had been a quiet affair—a hot iron in a dark cellar, a sudden scream silenced by a heavy hand. They had...
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