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Acrimony

Author: Ladybee
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-08 01:28:42

The maid hid behind a stone pillar, watching as Aphrodite walked out the door and slipped into her car before driving off. Her dark, beady eyes followed the vehicle until it was out of sight.

Satisfied, she pulled a burner phone from her apron pocket and quickly typed a message:

_She left, alone._

After hitting send, she tucked the phone back into her pocket and returned to her duties, a satisfied smile playing on her lips. No one suspected a thing—she was just another maid, going about her work as if nothing had happened.

Back at Elijah's hideout, he pulled out his burner phone as it vibrated with an incoming message. A slow, devious smile crept across his lips as he read the content sent by his pawn.

It was a delight to see his long-awaited plan falling into place, and he couldn't wait to have her in his hands. She would be far more useful to him than she ever was to that pathetic excuse vermin of an Alpha she was mated to; he was certain of it.

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