The Pale Bridge
The manor did not smell of rot, but of wet chalk and old blood. Elara stood in the center of the Grand Hall, her fingers trembling as she held the deed to the property. The paper was thin, brittle, and stained with the dampness that seeped from the floorboards. She needed the signature by Friday. Her brother, Thomas, lay in a private ward in the city, his lungs failing, his account draining....
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