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I Know The Man

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Matthew’s POV

The door slammed behind her, leaving the echo of Selene’s fury rattling through my office.

For a long moment, I sat still, her words replaying in my head, sharp as glass, cutting deeper than she could imagine.

Then I pushed back my chair and rose, the hunger for control burning hot beneath my skin.

My steps were slow, deliberate, as I crossed the room and wrenched the door open.

The secretary was there, pale as paper, her eyes wide like a trapped rabbit’s. She must have heard every word.

“Why didn’t you tell me she was coming?” I snapped, my voice low but edged with fire, each word bitten off hungrily, as though I could devour her excuses before she even spoke them.

“I—I’m sorry, sir,” she stammered, her hands twisting together. “I tried to stop her, I tried to”

“You’re fired.”

The words cut through the air like a blade. She froze, lips parted, trembling, the protest dying before it could leave her throat.

I didn’t wait. I turned on my heel, back into t
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