The Second Signature

Lenora looked at the two signatures for a long moment before she could make herself speak.

"That's not possible," she said, though the words came out quieter than she intended. "Our mother had nothing to do with the world Otto and Nikolai moved in. Aunt Clara told us that herself this morning."

Aunt Clara, who had been sitting quietly with Kira since Jace arrived, stood slowly from her chair.

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