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Chapter 116

Author: Anthony
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The yacht cut through the dark sea like a blade through silk.

Grace stood at the bow, hair whipped by the wind, eyes locked on the distant silhouette on the horizon, Roland Armond’s private island. The place where it all began. Where lives were stolen, fates rewritten, and innocence devoured.

Behind her, Noah sat in silence, still grappling with everything he’d learned his stolen childhood, his sister, his blood soaked past. Nathaniel was below deck, reviewing blueprints of the estate one last time. Aria had stayed behind in Istanbul to track any reinforcements Roland might send.

Grace gripped the railing harder. This wasn’t just about revenge anymore.

It was about reclaiming everything.

The Island of Masks

They arrived just before dawn.

The estate rose like a beast out of the jungle stone towers, reinforced gates, motion sensors, guards. Roland wasn’t just hiding. He was preparing for war.

Nathaniel joined her at the bow, binoculars in hand. “The eastern wall has a blind spot. We go
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