Coastal Town

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Salt and Sky

The first time she saw him again, the sea was a blade of silver under the sun. Clara’s boots sank into the damp sand as she walked past the rusted fishing boats, their hulls listing like old men too tired…

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The Tides of Marrow Bay

Mara stood at the edge of the dock, her fingers curling around the rusted railing as the salt-kissed wind tugged at her sleeves. The sea stretched endless ahead, its surface shimmering under the late afternoon sun, but she didn’t look…

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The Keeper of Tides

The salt air clung to Clara’s skin as she stepped off the creaking ferry, her boots crunching over gravel. The lighthouse stood at the cliff’s edge, its white paint bleached by decades of wind. She hadn’t seen it in ten…

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The Last Light of Summer

The salt-kissed air carried the briny tang of the sea as Clara tightened the last bolt on the lighthouse tower, her calloused fingers numbing against the cold iron. The wind howled through the cracks in the stone, a mournful song…

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The Sentinel’s Keep

Lila’s fingers brushed the edge of the journal, its leather cover cracked and stiff with salt. She pulled it from the hollow beneath the dock, where the tide had left it like a gift or a warning. The air smelled…

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The Last Light of Summer

Clara’s boots sank into the damp sand as she walked the shoreline, the salt air sharp in her lungs. The sky hung low, bruised with storm clouds, but she kept moving, feet pressing against the tide’s slow retreat. She hadn’t…

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The Last Light of Summer

The salt air clung to Clara’s skin as she swept the library steps, her broom scraping gravel in a rhythm that matched the waves pounding the shore. The town had always been a place of quiet storms—storms that never broke,…

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The Saltwater Code

Mara’s boots sank into the wet sand as she trudged past the rusted gates of the abandoned pier. The air reeked of brine and decay, a scent that clung to her like a second skin. She hadn’t meant to come…

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The Hollow Beneath

The first time Lila heard the voice, she was knee-deep in the tide, her toes curling against the cold grip of the ocean. The water clawed at her legs, a relentless rhythm that matched the pulse in her ears. She’d…

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The Last Light of Summer

Clara’s boots sank into the damp sand as she approached the edge of the cliff, the salt-kissed wind tugging at her coat. The ocean stretched before her, a vast expanse of gray and blue, its waves crashing against the rocks…

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The Silent Accord

The salt air clung to Mara’s skin as she stepped off the rusted ferry, her boots crunching over gravel. The lighthouse loomed ahead, its white paint peeling like old skin. She hadn’t set foot in Marrow’s End since her mother’s…

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Salt and Sky

The first time she saw him, the sea was bleeding. A storm had rolled in overnight, turning the harbor into a cauldron of gray waves that crashed against the docks with relentless fury. Clara stood at the edge of the…

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The Last Lightkeeper

The salt air stung Lila’s cheeks as she climbed the rusted iron stairs of the lighthouse, each step echoing like a heartbeat in the hollow tower. The wind howled through the cracks in the stone, carrying the scent of brine…

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