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PURE, UNADULTERATED BETRAYAL

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~~ Kai's POV ~~

I gripped the steering wheel so hard my knuckles turned pale.

The entire drive back to the penthouse was a blur of rage and confusion and something I didn't want to name because naming it would make it real.

Betrayal.

That's what it was. Pure, unadulterated betrayal.

She had stood on that stage and revealed herself as Hazel Saint Claire, CEO of E&H Investments, and I had stood there like a fool, my mouth hanging open, unable to process what I was seeing.

Hazel Saint Claire.

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