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Chapter 76

Author: Feesa
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VENUS

I returned to the penthouse just past eleven, the city still humming beneath my heels. The wine buzz lingered—warm, heady—but it couldn’t dull the bitter taste of Caroline’s threat or Andrea’s venom still lodged in my chest like a splinter.

I pushed open the door and paused.

The lights were off.

Only the soft glow from the city bled through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting shadows across the sleek floor.

Aaron sat in the armchair by the bar, a half-empty glass in hand. Sleeves rolled up. Tie discarded. The top buttons of his shirt undone like he’d yanked them open in frustration or restraint. His gaze was already on me, sharp and unreadable.

“You’re late,” he said quietly.

I shut the door behind me. “We had dinner.”

“Drinks too, from the way you’re walking.”

I ignored the jab. “Did you eat?”

“I did.”

“Oh.”

I walked toward him and sank onto his lap. He caught me, hands gripping my waist like a reflex.

“Whoops,” I murmured innocently. “I fell.”

Maybe it was the wine. I wasn’t
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