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Chapter 131 Freya Moves

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last update publish date: 2026-08-01 01:14:24

Aurora Blake-Oswald sat at the center island of the farmhouse kitchen, her fingers hovering over a ceramic mug of dark coffee. At exactly eight o’clock, her silver phone vibrated with a rhythmic, aggressive intensity that signaled a high-priority alert.

She picked it up. She did not need to guess what was waiting on the screen.

The lead headline on Gastronomy Daily, a digital media outlet directly controlled by the Blake family holding company, was massive and red.

PLAGIARISM IN THE UNKNOWN KIT
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