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CHAPTER 67: ALEXANDER ON THE STAND

Author: Sire Bliss
last update publish date: 2026-09-04 00:07:51

Alexander's POV

"State your name for the record."

"Alexander Whitmore."

My lawyer, Prescott, gave me a small nod. The one that means you're doing fine, stay the course. I'd paid him enough to earn that nod. I straightened my cuffs and looked at the judge and not at the woman two tables over, the one I'd married, the one I could feel watching me with those eyes I still couldn't quite believe had been open the whole time.

"Mr. Whitmore," Prescott began, "how would you describe the last several mo
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