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CHAPTER 6: UNRAVELING

Author: Ewa
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-14 10:15:16

Two weeks after the gala, Seraphine sat in a photographer’s studio for her Variety cover shoot, trying to embody “strength and resilience” while feeling neither.

The photographer—a woman named Claudia with kind eyes and a no-nonsense approach had spent the past hour coaxing genuine expressions from her. Natural light poured through massive windows, and the styling was elegant but understated: a simple black dress that somehow made her look both powerful and vulnerable.

“Perfect,” Claudia said,
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