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Chapter 17

Author: Crispy Coco
(Dante’s POV)

Dante took a deep breath and opened the encrypted file Vincent had sent.

The first thing was security footage.

It clearly showed Elara, alone, dragging his bleeding body to safety. The camera caught the exact moment her hand was sliced open by a piece of broken glass on the ground.

A few minutes later, she ran off to get help. That's when Ava emerged from the shadows.

First, she cut her own hand. Then she called her own men to carry Dante away.

When Elara returned with bandages, all that was left was a pool of blood.

Dante felt like he’d been struck by lightning. He was frozen.

He remembered, once, in bed, tracing the long, raised scar on Elara’s hand.

He had never asked about it.

He remembered Ava, showing him her "wound," her eyes full of tears as she said, "Dante, I don't regret it. It was worth it to save you."

And he, like a fool, had believed her, had been moved by her, had treated her like a precious saint.

The truth only got uglier.

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