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Chapter 89

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The message came quietly.

“Don Romano wants to see me; I wonder what it’s about,” Mia whispered, pausing at the top of the staircase, her hand resting lightly on the railing.

The house had settled after everything—Ethan was gone, the tension eased—but something in those words tightened her chest again. This wasn’t about Ethan. This was about her.

She nodded once.

“Where?”

“In his study.”

Of course.

Mia exhaled slowly and made her way down the hall. Each step was deliberate, steady. She neither
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