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Ch-16

Author: Gyasiwaa
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-29 01:02:56

Killian's POV

I stood in the main living room, watching Elara disappear around the corner. Her words kept echoing in my head like a broken record.

"You're a much better actor than Adrian ever was."

What the hell did that mean?

I slid my hands into my pocket and walked to the window, staring out at the perfectly manicured gardens. Something had changed in her during our argument. The fire in her eyes had been replaced by something colder. More distant.

It bothered me more than it should have.

My phone buzzed in my pocket. Marcus, my head of security.

"Talk to me," I answered without looking away from the window.

"Sir, we've got updates on Adrian. He's been meeting with someone regularly. Different locations each time, very careful about being followed."

I turned away from the window, my jaw tightening. "Who?"

"Still working on identifying the contact. But yesterday our guy got close enough to overhear part of their conversation at that coffee shop on Fifth Street."

"And?"

"They're plan
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