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Chapter 9

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Later that afternoon, Sandro found Elena in the library, curled up with the rulebook in her lap. She hadn’t spoken much since breakfast, still simmering from the loss of her phone and the quiet way he had dismantled her defiance. He stood in the doorway for a moment, watching her, before stepping inside.

ā€œWe have our first public appearance in five days,ā€ he said without preamble. ā€œA charity gala for the Rossi Foundation. High profile. Politicians, old money, and several people I n
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