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Landslide

Author: Amcol
last update publish date: 2026-03-26 07:06:37

The word echoed.

Enemy.

It lingered in the air—

Ugly.

Misplaced.

Before anyone else could respond—

A chair moved.

Deliberate.

Mrs. Simmons stood.

The head of the third Asher family.

Elegant.

Composed.

And unmistakably displeased.

“Enemy?” she repeated.

Her tone wasn’t loud.

But it carried.

Sharp enough to cut through the tension.

“You dare call an enemy…”

A pause.

“…someone who is offering our families the opportunity to step forward?”

Silence fell.

Her gaze swept across the room.

“…to advance
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