The Golden Suspect
The clock on the mantel ticked with the heavy, wet rhythm of a heart struggling to beat, and Elias Thorne counted the seconds until the toast, each one a small, sharp stone dropping into the silence of his own skull. He stood at the center of the hall, forty years old, his waistcoat buttoned tight against the chill that seemed to emanate from the floorboards themselves. The banquet was a sea of...
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