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Chapter 12 – The Morning After

Author: Ella Mahmud
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-10-09 23:14:29
The rain had stopped, but its memory lingered — the streets outside glistening silver under the pale morning sun.

Elena woke to the faint hum of distant voices and the smell of fresh coffee. For a moment, she didn’t recognize the room she was in. The ceiling was too high, the sheets too soft, the silence too heavy.

Then it all came rushing back.

The contract.

The pen.

Adrien D’Angelo’s eyes were watching her as she signed her freedom away.

She sat up slowly, clutching the silk sheets again
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