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The reckoning

Author: Belle
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-24 18:03:12

Regina's POV

Saturday came with a thick silence, the kind that blankets everything in uncertainty. I spent the morning cleaning my apartment just to keep from spiraling. Nicholas wanted to talk. That should've felt like progress. But with everything that had happened Cassandra, the board, Liana's warning. I wasn't sure what I even wanted from him anymore.

By three, I was dressed in all black like I was going into battle. Fitting, really.

He chose a quiet café on the Upper West Side. Private, upscale, and far enough from our office to avoid prying eyes. When I walked in, he was already seated at a corner table, looking as haunted as I felt.

His eyes lit up when he saw me, but I didn't return the expression. I sat across from him, folded my hands neatly on the table.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi." I managed to say bavk. We stared at each other for a beat too long. Then he sighed.

"I've made a mess of this."

"Yes," I said calmly.

"And I don't know how to fix it without making it worse."

"Then don
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