ne Co
n on Harding and Ginny's faces, a co
ly. At the words, I saw
shops, and assets in her name.
d in the silent
yes wide with shock and the panic of a thief about to be exp
omposure shattering. "Those properti
r arm. She fell silent, but her ches
, cornered fury. "What nonsense are you spouti
a neatly folded piece of parchment. In this world, legally binding document
cript, was a detailed list of my mother's
ng smoothly. "The originals are in two places: one in t
in commercial street, with an annual income of no less than five thousand gold coins. Three hundre
ny stopped breathing. It was the Wallace Pack's most profi
n here, in black and white. This is my mother's private property,
"Impossible! That's impossible! It
mbezzling the inheritance your late wife left for her daughter... if word of
new I was right. In the tradition-bound society of wer
nt?" he finally asked,
rp thing. "I told you
ingers. "I'm givi
his document with the Elder Council. If I don't send them a confirmation letter by the third d
hite. Harding's han
luffing," I said
the ownership documents, and all the profits from these past
long with the story of how you've 'cared' for your late wi
as lord. I'm afraid the entire Wallace Pack
r, her face ashen. This was a deat
d with a murderous rage, but he was
. "Oh, and one more thing. I want a document, signe
eline Cobb, will have no conn
otine. Harding shot to his feet, his f
you?" he roared. "You
d deadly. "You're still in reach of the Eld
into fists, shaking with rage, but he di
"You think you've won? You think you can
k," I said ca
ng, than the demand for money. It was a compl
n their faces, feeling nothing but the
eave the suff
assume? For the next three days, I'll be
I walked toward the stairs,
s already ov
no othe
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