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Chapter 25 - What He Signed

Autor: Jade Banks
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-05-25 00:38:35

Chapter 25: What He Signed

The room seemed to empty itself of air.

On the phone screen, Vivienne Blackwood stood over Elena’s younger self with that calm, perfect cruelty Elena remembered too well.

“Good,” Vivienne said. “Now we make sure Adrian believes leaving you was his idea.”

Then the video ended.

For a moment, the dark screen reflected only Elena’s face. Pale. Stunned. Older than the girl on the clinic bed, but somehow just as frightened. Behind her, Adrian stood motionless, his reflectio
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