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Chapter 13: The Files He Never Wanted Me to Read

Author: Richard James
last update publish date: 2026-07-18 17:57:14

The mansion had a heartbeat.

Seraphina noticed it after nearly a week of living within its towering walls. It wasn’t the ticking of clocks or the whisper of servants moving through endless corridors. It was the rhythm of Lucien Virelli’s carefully controlled life. Every light turned on at the same hour. Every security patrol followed the same route. Every meeting began and ended with military precision.

Everything was predictable.

Except the man himself.

She stood outside the doors of his priva
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