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chapter 50

Author: Vela Raven
last update publish date: 2026-09-08 07:11:45
The lobby felt like a stage I had been shoved onto without a script.

Security had already started moving toward the board. Damien reached it first. He didn’t shout. He didn’t lose control. He simply looked at the printed photos for a long three seconds, then turned his head toward Marcus with an expression so empty it was worse than rage.

“Take it down,” he said.

One of the security men moved immediately. Marcus smiled like a man who had been waiting for this exact reaction.

“Too late,”
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