The Pale Bonsai

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The Pale Bonsai

The gavel had not yet fallen, but the air in the courtroom already tasted of iron and old dust. I stood at the defense table, my hands trembling so violently that I could not hold the stylus, let alone sign the motion for mistrial. Across the aisle, Julian Vane sat with the stillness of a statue carved from marble and malice. He did not look at me. He never looked at me. To Julian, I was not a...

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