
Chapters
1. one
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. Six
7. Seven
8. Eight
9. Nine
10. Ten
11. Eleven
12. Twelve
13. Thirteen
14. Fourteen
15. Fifteen
16. Sixteen
17. Seventeen
18. Eighteen
19. Nineteen
20. Twenty
21. Twenty One
22. Twenty Two
23. Twenty Three
24. Twenty Four
25. Twenty Five
26. Twenty Six
27. Twenty Seven
28. Twenty Eight
29. Twenty Nine
30. Thirty
31. Thirty One

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Twenty Two
I don’t remember how long I sat there, staring at the pile of smoldering ash.
At some point, the housekeeper let go of me and walked away.
Mrs Lancaster lost interest, stepping back inside as if she had just finished an insignificant chore.
The staff eventually left, their laughter fading into th...