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chapter 7

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Chapter 7: Elena’s POV

​Damian stood frozen on the bottom step of the grand marble staircase, his eyes wide and bloodshot. The crumpled divorce paper was still clutched tightly in his right hand, the edges tearing under his fingers.

​"C-Carter...?" Damian’s voice cracked, all the arrogance draining out of him as he looked back and forth between Carter’s broad frame and the heavy diamond ring on my left hand. "What are you doing with my wife?!"

​Carter didn't back down. He stood a step above Dam
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