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The Choice

Author: Nova Chantal
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-18 18:35:25

CHAPTER 25

The call came just after midnight.

I was half-asleep. Wrapped in sheets. Mind still buzzing from the day. From him. From everything we weren’t saying out loud.

My phone lit up on the nightstand.

Reign.

I sat up immediately.

“Hey,” I said, voice rough with sleep.

“I’m sorry,” he said. No greeting. No softness. Just urgency. “Did I wake you?”

“Yes,” I said. Then softer, “It’s okay. What’s wrong?”

A pause. Breathing on the other end. Controlled. Measured. But tight.

“I need you at the office. Now.”

That woke me fully.

“Now?” I repeated. “It’s past midnight.”

“I know.”

Something was happening. Something big.

“Ivy,” I said.

“Yes.”

I was already out of bed.

“I’ll be there,” I said. No hesitation.

The city was quiet when I drove. Too quiet. Streetlights stretching long shadows across empty roads. My thoughts raced faster than my car.

By the time I reached the building, lights were blazing on the top floors.

War rooms didn’t sleep.

The elevator ride felt endless. Each floor tickin
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