The Golden Crossing
The fire started at dawn. It ate the west wing of the Ashworth estate in an hour. You watched from the high balcony, your fingers white-knuckled on the iron railing, as the smoke turned the sky into a bruised purple. Below, the horses screamed. The air smelled of wet ash and burning velvet. Your father stood beside you. He did not look at the flames. He looked at your hand. You were twelve. You...
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