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World 02 · Gothic Romantasy

THE WRONG BRIDE — The 10th

Every hundred years the village sends a bride under the hill. This year they sent Wren. The table is set for two, a book has been read for three centuries: "You're not the one I asked for."

Free: Chapters 1–4

  • Ch 1 — The Table — door open, book reading, wrong bride
  • Ch 2 — The Knock — mother's voice at the door, kindly
  • Ch 3 — The Ninth Lock — 8 are the lock, mother 8th, Tamsin 9th
  • Ch 4 — The Tenth — thing says his name wrong
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House Rules: Iron = bargain · Salt = threshold · Name spoken by holder opens door

This week: You decide

Whose name does Wren speak inside the walls?

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