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CHAPTER FIFTY ONE

Autor: Chel-C
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Chapter 51 – Proof of Sin

Ariana’s POV

The car smelled like leather and control.

Victor sat beside me in the backseat, his presence filling the space even though he wasn’t touching me. The city lights blurred past the tinted windows, but I barely saw them. My hands were clenched in my lap, nails biting into my skin as if pain could anchor me to something real.

“Breathe,” Victor said calmly. “You’re going to make yourself sick.”

“I already am,” I replied without looking at him.

The driver said n
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