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Chapter 179: The Anniversary Party

Auteur: Eleanor Vance
last update Date de publication: 2026-06-22 20:44:54

We're supposed to be going out to dinner.

Dominic told me to dress up. He made a reservation at a restaurant that we've been wanting to try. He's planned something simple and elegant for our twenty-one year anniversary. Another year of choosing. Another year of building something that started as revenge and became a life.

But when we get to the penthouse after I finish work, something is different.

The lights are off. The space feels like it's waiting for something. I set down my bag and I'm ab
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