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Signed in fire

Author: Sovereign
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Silvia’s POV

In the morning.

I sat at the marble island with a lukewarm cup of coffee cradled between my palms, the scent of roasted beans clinging to the silence. My fingers curled tightly around the mug, as if holding on to something solid would stop the racing of my heart.

Today, I had made my decision. And it wasn’t out of desperation. Not for revenge. Not to prove anything to Philip, or the industry, or even the world. I was choosing me. For the first time in years, I felt like I was at the edge of something that might be mine.

I picked up my phone and scrolled to the name that had been haunting my thoughts since that night.

Calvin Riego.

Just reading it sent an involuntary thrill through my body. Not because of what happened at King’s Palace. Not entirely. But because of what came after - the offer, the fire in his eyes, the maddening calm in his voice as if everything that burned between us didn’t touch him.

I dialed.

“Silvia,” he answered on the second ring. His voice sounded
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