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CHAPTER 108 : THE INVITATION
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2026-04-05 04:00:00And as I cross the threshold, I understand that the real test wasn't in the car. It was here. In this humiliation. In this silent verification: am I still submissive enough to endure this without protest? Am I still worthy of being invited to his table?
The door closes behind me, without a sound.
Diane
The door absorbs me into an even thicker silence. His office is a flagship, all in length, with a panoramic picture window giving onto the city
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