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Chapter 7
Chapter 6 It had to be a dream, nothing more. Why else would Zachary Lockwood be standing there waving? He must know he wasn’t welcome, especially as there was no doubt he knew what Thaddeus was planning. Dante looked down at the ground for a moment, hoping to wake up, but maybe it was real. Zachary was there for a reason, and Dante breathed in deeply. “Why are you here?” “I was hoping we could talk.” “Thaddeus sent you, right? He thought you were the one who could talk me into coming to the ritual.” “You were already coming. I don’t need to say anything.” “I was, was I?” “Dante,…
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Chapter 3
Chapter 2 The greenhouse was peaceful. None of the rest of the family cared about plants the same way Zachary did, and if he wanted to get away from everyone it was the best place to be. He hummed to himself as he watered, thinking about new plants, ignoring everything else. Thaddeus watched his eldest. Of the three he was the least like either of them, Titus closer to Thaddeus and Anne closer to Marion. Zachary was his own person, making him the best one to talk with Dante, who’d been watching the whole time. He was the smartest of the Fitzgeralds. If Zachary was able to feel eyes on…