Chapter 28 Silence at the Counter
Hazel's POV
Jasper didn't leave easily. He hovered by the door, glancing between us like he was doing math on whether staying counted as loyalty or intrusion.
"I think," I said quietly, not looking away from Osric, "I need a minute alone with him."
"Hazel,"
"Please, Jasper. I'll fill you in on e...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Shop That Wasn't Supposed to Move
2. Chapter 2 A Very Rude Customer
3. Chapter 3 Her Own Handwriting
4. Chapter 4 The Deal
5. Chapter 5 Burned Fingers
6. Chapter 6 The Bottle With His Name On It
7. Chapter 7 Sparks
8. Chapter 8 He Walks Out
9. Chapter 9 The Folder
10. Chapter 10 What Beatrix Never Told Her
11. Chapter 11 The Question He Won't Answer
12. Chapter 12 Six Minutes
13. Chapter 13 What Wasn't Packed
14. Chapter 14 He Takes the Bottle and Leaves Something Behind
15. Chapter 15 The Shop Goes Quiet
16. Chapter 16 The Woman Two Doors Down
17. Chapter 17 Jasper Shows Up
18. Chapter 18 A Name He Shouldn't Know
19. Chapter 19 Brewing Lesson
20. Chapter 20 Watched
21. Chapter 21 Arguing Instead of Around
22. Chapter 22 Nightmare
23. Chapter 23 He Knows Too Much
24. Chapter 24 Delphine's Offer
25. Chapter 25 The Folder Under the Floorboard
26. Chapter 26 What the Word "Concord" Means
27. Chapter 27 A Second Page
28. Chapter 28 Silence at the Counter
29. Chapter 29 Warm Tea, Cold Truth
30. Chapter 30 The Permit Application
31. Chapter 31 Filed
32. Chapter 32 Who Wears Gray
33. Chapter 33 She Pulls Back
34. Chapter 34 He Doesn't Leave
35. Chapter 35 Customer Who Knows Beatrix
36. Chapter 36 The Search
37. Chapter 37 What the Search Turns Up
38. Chapter 38 Delphine's Permit Hearing Date
39. Chapter 39 Where Beatrix Slept
40. Chapter 40 A Mark on the Table
41. Chapter 41 What the Mark Means
42. Chapter 42 The Fight
43. Chapter 43 What the Log Meant
44. Chapter 44 Overheard
45. Chapter 45 Alone in the Dark
46. Chapter 46 What He Should Have Said Years Ago
47. Chapter 47 The Knock
48. Chapter 48 Magistrate Ferro
49. Chapter 49 The Mark on Her Wrist
50. Chapter 50 The Notice
51. Chapter 51 He Doesn't Answer Right Away
52. Chapter 52 Packed Bags
53. Chapter 53 She Stops Him at the Door
54. Chapter 54 A Plan, Together
55. Chapter 55 Delphine, In Person
56. Chapter 56 The Night Before
57. Chapter 57 Left Behind
58. Chapter 58 The Face at the Table
59. Chapter 59 No Exit
60. Chapter 60 Called Forward
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