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Chapter 56: New Boundaries

Author: Nari Winters
last update publish date: 2026-09-26 20:52:18

The white paper lay between us like a drawn blade, the bold, black heading catching the dim light of the bedroom.

“Is this a joke to you, Emery?”

Maximilian didn’t snatch the folder. He didn’t tear it into pieces or slam his fist onto the glass table.

Instead, his long, calloused fingers reached out with excruciating slowness, pulling the thick document toward him. His dark eyes scanned the legal terms, his face morphing into a mask of stone so smooth, so entirely devoid of warmth, that it chil
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    The white paper lay between us like a drawn blade, the bold, black heading catching the dim light of the bedroom.“Is this a joke to you, Emery?”Maximilian didn’t snatch the folder. He didn’t tear it into pieces or slam his fist onto the glass table.Instead, his long, calloused fingers reached out with excruciating slowness, pulling the thick document toward him. His dark eyes scanned the legal terms, his face morphing into a mask of stone so smooth, so entirely devoid of warmth, that it chilled the air in the room.“It’s not a joke,” I said, leaning my spine against the edge of the desk, crossing my arms tight across my chest. “It’s a boundary. One that should have been drawn weeks ago.”“A divorce agreement.” He let out a low, humorless sound from the back of his throat, turning to the signature page where my name was already signed in dark blue ink. “You carry my blood inside you—two lives that we created together—and your immediate reaction is to hand me a contract terminating o

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