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CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE

Author: Chesywins
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-18 14:35:18

Armando's POV

I had come to check on Fiona myself, later than I usually did. Drawn by a restlessness I could not quite explain after the strange exchange with my assistant about Marcus and the drafting history.

I opened the door without thinking much of it. Expecting to find my aunt asleep. But instead I found both women staring at me with a tension that told me immediately, that I had walked into the middle of something important.

"Armando!"

Zahara recovered first. Though I noticed the color h
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