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Chapter 78: Gala Night
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2026-04-05 04:45:18
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Josie’s POVWe stepped back into the bright lights of the ballroom like we had never left.The music was still playing but the whole room had gone quiet. Every head turned. Every mask tilted our way.My gown was stained dark with Julian’s blood along one side but I didn’t try to hide it. I walked beside Alexander with my chin high and my hand in his. No one whispered now. They just stared.Alexander’s cuff had a smear of red on it from where he had touched Julian’s face. He pulled a crisp white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped it away slow and calm like he was brushing lint off his sleeve. The blood came off clean. He folded the handkerchief and slipped it back inside his jacket without looking at anyone else.He turned to me then his eyes soft in a way only I ever got to see. “Are you satisfied Josie?”I looked up at him at the man who had waited twenty years in the shadows just to stand here with me now. My chest felt full and light all at once. I laced my fingers tighter wit
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Josie’s POVJulian’s hand shot out and closed around my wrist hard enough to bruise. He yanked me off the balcony and into the shadows before I could even draw a breath. My heels scraped across the marble as he dragged me down a side hallway and shoved open the heavy doors to the darkened library. The doors slammed shut behind us with a heavy sound that cut off the music and the laughter from the ballroom. The only light came from a single lamp on a side table casting long shadows across the bookshelves.He ripped the black mask off his face and threw it on the floor. The scars from the boiling water and cleaner were still there ugly and blotchy under the low light. His eyes were wild and his breathing came fast like he had run the whole way here.“You think you can just throw me away like I’m nothing?” he screamed. “You belong to me Josie. You always have, never you forget that I made you and gave you everything, you ran to my uncle like some cheap whore. After everything I did for y
Claimed by my Husband ruthless Uncle Chapter 78: Gala Night
Josie’s POVThe orchestra played something nice and pleasing. Couples moved around us in a swirl of silk and masks but I stayed pressed close to Alexander feeling the solid warmth of his hand on my waist.We had only danced a few steps when a group of investors closed in. Three older men in crisp tuxedos with greedy eyes and quick smiles. One of them clapped Alexander on the shoulder and started talking about shipping lanes and the Langford collapse. Alexander’s jaw tightened for half a second, he glanced at me like he didn’t want to leave but I gave him a small nod.“Go” I whispered against his ear. “I’ll be right here.”He kissed my cheeks quick and hard then let them pull him toward the bar. I watched his back disappear into the crowd and felt the space around me open up. The music kept playing. I moved toward the edge of the room near the tall balcony doors where the air felt cooler due to the ac angles. My heels clicked quiet on the marble and the diamonds at my throat caugh
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