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Chapter 051: Motive

Penulis: Maya S
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-03-21 23:53:08

EDWARD’S POV

I tilted my neck from side to side, feeling the stiffness and ache from yesterday’s fight.

Damn… I should have listened to Clara when she told me not to come to work today.

But I couldn’t just sit at home trying to heal when there was so much to handle, so much to figure out.

Like Serena.

I was still trying to understand why she had sent those men after me—why she’d tried to have me captured. I didn’t want to believe it was because of Clara or my rejection. Could she really go that far?

Still lost in thoughts, the phone on my desk vibrated, and I glanced down, looking at the caller.

Jaxon.

“Jaxon,” I answered. “Any news?”

“Serena has been arrested,” he reported. “She’s in pack enforcement custody.”

“Good.” I rose to my feet. “I’ll head over now.”

I strode out of the office, taking long, quick strides toward the parking lot. The moment my driver spotted me, I snapped my fingers. “Get the car running. We’re heading to the pack enforcement office.
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