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CHAPTER 58

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Dominic remained awake.

While the Devereaux complex sank into its controlled stillness with the corridors being dimmed, footsteps softened, systems humming beneath layers of silence, he remained awake, seated in the observation lounge overlooking the private wing.

He watched the security feeds not because he expected an immediate threat, but because vigilance had suddenly become instinct.

The fact he had found Nicholas, then his family will eventually too.

It wasn’t arrogance.

He knew it well e
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