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Chapter 26: Shadows of the Bloodline

Auteur: Lilian fabro
last update Date de publication: 2026-09-18 20:12:43

Get out.

My voice didn't shake, but those two words cut through the suffocating silence of the suite like a blade.

I stood paralyzed beside the desk, my fingers gripping the cool edge of the wood so hard my knuckles turned white. My eyes burned, hot and heavy with tears that threatened to spill, but I jammed my teeth together and swallowed the sob rising in my throat. I refused to cry. I refused to show a single drop of weakness in front of him.

Damian didn't step back immediately. Standing at
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