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The Parisian Harpist's Collateral
  1. 1. The Collateral
  2. 2. Flight into the Shadow
  3. 3. The Obsidian Keep
  4. 4. Velvet Chains 🔒
  5. 5. The Master's Command 🔒
  6. 6. A Taste of Fire 🔒
  7. 7. The Assassin's Shadow 🔒
  8. 8. Wounds of the Beast 🔒
  9. 9. The Duet in the Dark 🔒
  10. 10. The Sovereign's Masquerade 🔒
  11. 11. Storm over the Aegean 🔒
  12. 12. Surrender to the Phantom 🔒
  13. 13. The Unspoken Bond 🔒
  14. 14. The Stolen Ledger 🔒
  15. 15. The Escape into the Fog 🔒
  16. 16. The Torture Vaults of Marseilles 🔒
  17. 17. The Phantom's Wrath 🔒
  18. 18. Assault on the Docks 🔒
  19. 19. Truth in the Embers 🔒
  20. 20. Return to the Obsidian Keep 🔒
  21. 21. The Obsidian Vows 🔒
  22. 22. Consummation of the Queen 🔒
  23. 23. Rebuilding the Laurent Legacy 🔒
  24. 24. A Secret in the Sanctuary 🔒
  25. 25. The Heir of the Keep 🔒
  26. 26. Symphony of Shadows 🔒

Chapter 9

The Duet in the Dark

The Parisian Harpist's Collateral · Alessandra Black & Julian Vance · 8 min read

In the forty-eight hours that followed the failed mercenary raid, a heavy, expectant quiet settled over Isle Saint-Obsidian. Under the brisk, cool November skies, the fortress operated with the ruthless precision of a military warship. Armed security patrols on the high ramparts were doubled; additional high-frequency sonar buoys were anchored along the underwater perimeter of the caldera; and the wreckage of the mercenary dive gear was cataloged and locked in…

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