The Golden Cellar
The brass key hung heavy in Elias Thorne’s palm, its teeth worn smooth by a century of hands, yet it felt cold enough to burn. He stood in the corridor of St. Jude’s Orphanage, the air thick with the smell of boiled cabbage and damp wool, and watched the dust motes dance in the single shaft of light piercing the grime. Behind him, the heavy oak door of the Headmaster’s office clicked shut, a...
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