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The Aftermath

Kieran’s POV

The air in the study felt... different. Not entirely calm, not quite safe, but lighter than before. A storm had passed, though the thunder still rumbled on the horizon. The council meeting hadn’t brought closure—it hadn’t ended in triumph—but something had shifted. Dimitri was no longer untouchable. He was bleeding. And that alone changed everything.

Selena sat across from me, cradling a mug of tea that had long gone cold. Her shoulders drooped with exhaustion, but there was a fire in her eyes now, something sharper—like resolve newly forged in battle.

Justin paced near the window, restless energy pulsing off him in waves. His calm was still there, but it had teeth now.

“So,” Selena finally said, her voice low but steady, “what now?”

“Now,” I said, leaning back and rubbing a hand through my hair, “we consolidate our gains. Cement the support we have. We can’t let Dimitri recover. We make sure his influence keeps bleeding out.”

My body ached with fatigue, t
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  • One Night Stand With My Boyfriend’s Twin   Chapter 70

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  • One Night Stand With My Boyfriend’s Twin   Chapter 65

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  • One Night Stand With My Boyfriend’s Twin   Chapter 65

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