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Chapter 46: Office Claiming

Penulis: Eleanor Vance
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-07 16:24:30

**Nadia**

I stood in Dominic’s office, heart still racing from the long day. The door clicked shut behind me with a soft final sound. He had waited until the entire floor emptied.

Now it was just us, the city lights glowing through the large windows, the wide desk between us like a line we were about to cross.

Dominic crossed the room in three long strides. His eyes were dark, burning with hunger and possession. Before I could speak, he backed me against the desk, his hard body pressing into m
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