Chapter 20 The Moth and the Flame
The smell of fish guts was impossible to scrub away.
I stood bent over the minuscule washroom in our apartment above the apothecary, washing Leo's arms with lavender soap until they were pink.
"It's still stinky, Mama," Leo complained, scrunching up his nose.
"I know, baby. I know."
I rinsed the...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Defect
2. Chapter 2 The Price of Survival
3. Chapter 3 The Morning Walk of Shame
4. Chapter 4 More Than a Servant
5. Chapter 5 The Alpha’s Property
6. Chapter 6 A Dangerous Hunger
7. Chapter 7 The Hunter and the Prey
8. Chapter 8 The Safe Room
9. Chapter 9 The Golden Cage
10. Chapter 10 The Mask Slips
11. Chapter 11 The Smoking Gun
12. Chapter 12 The Accusation
13. Chapter 13 The Golden Cage
14. Chapter 14 The Apothecary
15. Chapter 15 Run, Elara, Run
16. Chapter 16 The River of No Return
17. Chapter 17 Ashes and Ocean Breeze
18. Chapter 18 A Ghost from the Grave
19. Chapter 19 The Ghost in the Market
20. Chapter 20 The Moth and the Flame
21. Chapter 21 The Crumbling Path
22. Chapter 22 The Resurrection
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