The Golden Crossing
The bread was warm. It smelled of yeast and iron, a scent that hung in the cold stone air like a ghost refusing to leave. Elara held the loaf in her hands. It was heavy. It was alive. She did not eat. She watched the crust crack. A thin line of steam rose from the fissure, curling upward, invisible to anyone but her. Outside, the bells of St. Jude’s tolled. One. Two. Three. The sound was dull,...
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