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CHAPTER 57 THE THINNING ICE
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2026-06-29 09:00:06The venom in Cassandra’s whisper hung in the air between them, cold and sharp, but Elena refused to let the woman see her bleed. Instead of shrinking away, Elena took a slow, deliberate sip of her champagne, her dark eyes locking onto the former fiancée with a calm composure that she didn't entirely feel inside. The training she had endured under Zachary’s roof, the sheer survival instinct forged in his heavy embrace, now served as her ultimate shield.
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