Chapter 17 Charade in the Dining Room
SYLVIE'S POV
The inquisitor's question hung in the air like a bared blade poised to sever both our throats.
Julian Vance's pale gray gaze pierced through us, demanding an absolute answer that left no room for doubt.
The blood in my veins turned to a boiling froth of panic.
If Lucian gave his rea...
Login and Continue Reading
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Something in the Teacup
2. Chapter 2 Unseen Tenants
3. Chapter 3 The Charm of the Black-Cloaked Guest
4. Chapter 4 The Necromancer's Secret
5. Chapter 5 Midnight Letter
6. Chapter 6 The Coffee Tray and the Slippery Trap
7. Chapter 7 The Wooden Chair Sabotage
8. Chapter 8 The Missing Key and the Trapping Gaze
9. Chapter 9 The Scent of Cinnamon and Ghostly Cheers
10. Chapter 10 The Boundary Line and Grandma's Herbal Salt
11. Chapter 11 The Necromancer's First Step into Town
12. Chapter 12 A Cold Threat in the Town Hall Office
13. Chapter 13 Gideon and Dangerous Rumors from the Woods
14. Chapter 14 Dilemma Beneath Bramblewick's Downpour
15. Chapter 15 The Secret of Room Number Four and Invisible Allies
16. Chapter 16 A Strange Guest in the Foggy Tempest
17. Chapter 17 Charade in the Dining Room
18. Chapter 18 A Dinner of Verbal Traps
19. Chapter 19 True Warmth in the Wake of the Storm
20. Chapter 20 Knocks Behind the Hearth
21. Chapter 21 Guardian of the Sterling Legacy.
22. Chapter 22 Breakfast on the Edge of a Blade 
23. Chapter 23 The Iron Chest and the Seed of the Soul Tree
24. Chapter 24 The Bargain Behind the Front Desk
25. Chapter 25 Council of the Three Spirits
26. Chapter 26 The Exhausted Scholar Traveler
27. Chapter 27 The Open Shirt and the Woodchopper's Axe
28. Chapter 28 Shadows of the Wolf's Fang Spy
29. Chapter 29 The Silk Merchant Caravan Arrives
30. Chapter 30 The Poisonous Letter and Lucian's Defense
31. Chapter 31 Midnight Kitchen Sabotage
32. Chapter 32 The Herbal Salt Trap and Silas's Atonement
33. Chapter 33 Supply Offer from the Western Wilds
34. Chapter 34 The Necromancer's Quiet Jealousy
35. Chapter 35 A Dusty Letterbox in the Attic
36. Chapter 36 Barnaby's Night Dirge for the Wanderers
37. Chapter 37 Confession Behind a Cold Teacup
38. Chapter 38 The Town Council's Demands and Stall Registration
39. Chapter 39 Warm-Infused Cinnamon Apple Bread
40. Chapter 40 Salvaging the Final Harvest in the Mist
41. Chapter 41 The Dimming Candlelight at the Front Desk
42. Chapter 42 The Autumn Gown and Mrs. Mabel's Red Ribbon
43. Chapter 43 The Grand Opening Parade of the Bramblewick Festival
44. Chapter 44 The Cinnamon Aroma That Conquered the Square
45. Chapter 45 Shoulder to Shoulder Behind the Baking Smoke
46. Chapter 46 Absolute Victory and the Golden Oak Leaf Cup
47. Chapter 47 Dance Beneath the Boughs of the Ancient Oak
Zoom out
Zoom in
