One by one, the gems began to crack. Ping. Ping. Crack. Each break released another wisp of light, another spirit ascending or fading away.
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"Not people," Alistair corrected sharply. "Family. The bloodline carries the charge. Why do you think the Dezyred line is so exclusive? We marry, we breed, and we cull. The 'spares'—the ones who don't inherit the business—they serve a higher purpose. They become eternal. They become art." One by one, the gems began to crack
Elara looked around the grand, suffocating room. The legacy of the Dezyred family was one of beauty bought with blood. The art world would mourn the loss of the "Dezyred Depth," but the world was better off without it. Exploring the "Family Secrets" Series "Not people," Alistair
The house did not sit on the hill so much as it loomed against it, a sprawling estate of dark stone and manicured suppression. This was the Dezyre family seat, known in the small town of Blackwood simply as "The Keep." For four generations, the Dezyred family had been the architects of the town’s fortune and the wardens of its silence.
As they hugged each other, a sense of peace settled over the mansion. The Dezired family secrets were no longer hidden, and a new chapter was about to begin.
"Imprint them?" Alistair laughed, a dry, rattling sound. "Is that what he thought? My naive brother-in-law. He was a romantic."