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CHAPTER SIXTY SIX

Author: Chel-C
last update publish date: 2026-02-11 00:28:59

Chapter 66 – After the Fall

Ariana’s POV

Victor Sterling didn’t get arrested.

That was the first thing I learned.

By morning, every headline screamed investigation, inquiry, allegations. No cuffs. No walk of shame. Just carefully chosen words and too many unnamed sources.

Power doesn’t collapse overnight.

It adapts.

I sat on the edge of my bed, laptop open, coffee untouched, watching the news cycle chew on my life like it was entertainment. Emily’s video replayed everywhere—slowed, dissected, c
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