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CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

Author: Cherry Writes
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-23 19:49:45

Zara’s POV

I didn’t run straight to him. For hours, I sat on the edge of our bed, the flash drive burning in my palm. The evidence was heavy, not because of what it showed—I’d already watched it a dozen times—but because of what it meant.

My father. My mother. The shadows in my family tree that had always felt too twisted to name.

When the door finally creaked open, Lucien leaned against the frame, glass of scotch in his hand. His eyes scanned me, then the small drive clutched too tightly in my fist.

“What is it, Zara?” His voice was low, careful, the way he spoke when he already knew something was wrong.

I wanted to lie. God, I wanted to keep it inside, to let this be my cross and mine alone. But the weight broke me.

“It’s not just the blackmail,” I whispered. My throat tightened as the words clawed their way out. “It’s… them. My family. My mother. My father.”

Lucien froze, the scotch halfway to his lips. He set it down, his body tightening like a predator hearing prey rustle in the
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