The Pale Verdict
The tincture weighed precisely four ounces in the glass vial, a heavy, viscous amber that caught the dim light of the antechamber like trapped honey. Elias Thorne stood at the mahogany desk, his fingers trembling slightly as he calibrated the dropper, counting the seconds between each heartbeat of his daughter, Clara, who lay in the adjoining room with a fever that had burned through three...
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