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Chapter 54. A Deal with the Devil

Author: Patz
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-27 19:20:31

The hallway's air felt heavy with tension, the kind that suffocates any space for escape by pressing against your chest. The men of Sebastian Blackwood stood like statues, observing Nathan's every action with icy, analytical eyes. Anita's stomach ached with the weight of the moment, and every second seemed to drag on forever.

However, the man in front of her was what made her heart race, not the fear of the firearms. Nathan. Their gazes briefly connected, and Anita saw a glimpse of something flickering behind the barriers he had so meticulously built around himself. Fear. Not for himself, though. For her.

Eleanor's words cut through the tense silence, making her breath catch.

"What’s going on, Nathan?" Eleanor's eyes flashed with contempt as she stared at Anita, her tone cold. "You’ve gotten yourself mixed up in a whole new mess, haven’t you?" Anita was unable to turn away. She was always tense around Eleanor for some reason. The woman's angular features and icy, cunning m
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