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‘“She’s no lady,” he would confirm when she had taken the chair. “And you know, her kind, they’re little more than savages, they’re not made of the same stuff as you and me.”’

Gross

The Gothic vibes are vibing but the plot isn't plotting ☹️

“Mercy’s first body had been beautiful.

He, the body—it, now, she supposed standing before the display—was beautiful. It was suspended against the board, not unlike a butterfly specimen but with ropes instead of pins. The weight would pull on the nails, she thought, eyes moving over the naked form. Not a man, a body. Can a thing be naked?”

That's one way to start a novel