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The Sabotage Of Sanity
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2026-02-26 03:38:07
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Chapter 103The master suite felt smaller now, the air thick with the scent of lilies and the metallic tang of unspoken threats. Evelyn moved with a grace that was entirely lethal, her heels clicking against the marble as she approached the walk-in closet, a cavernous space that held more secrets than a Bureau safe house."The gala starts in two hours," she said, her voice devoid of any warmth. "And my brother’s fiancée needs to look... unforgettable."She reached into a garment bag and pulled it open with a sharp, violent hiss of a zipper. I felt my heart drop into my stomach. It wasn't just a dress. It was a masterpiece of psychological warfare. The fabric was a midnight-blue silk so dark it was almost black, designed to catch every flicker of light. It was a backless, deep-V halter gown."Evelyn," I rasped, my voice thick. "I can’t wear that. It’s... there is no way to hide the…""The muscle?" she interrupted, turning to look at me with a cold, clinical eye. "The way your shoulder
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Chapter 101The silence that followed Lucien’s proposal wasn't just quiet; it was a vacuum, sucking the very oxygen out of my lungs. Five hundred pairs of eyes, glittering with the predatory hunger of the social elite, were fixed on me. The heavy scent of hydrangeas and expensive perfume felt like a physical weight, pressing against the floral lace of my bodice.I looked at Lucien. Up close, his eyes weren't filled with the warmth of a man in love. They were chips of obsidian, hard and calculating. His hand, which gripped my scarred knuckles with a terrifying strength, felt like a shackle. I could feel the pulse in his palm, steady, slow, and completely in control. He wasn't asking; he was executing a maneuver.My gaze shifted to the dais, to the woman who held the remote to my destruction.Evelyn stood there, a sapphire-encrusted goddess of vengeance. She leaned slightly over the podium, her lips curved into a smile that didn't reach her eyes. Those sapphire eyes were screaming a
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