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Chapter Eleven – The First Test 

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Lucian Moretti – POV

The study was a sanctum of control. Every object, from the obsidian paperweight on the desk to the first-edition books lining the walls, was placed with precise intention. It was a room designed to intimidate, to communicate absolute authority. Today, it would serve as an examination hall.

I stood before the fireplace, a glass of amber whiskey in hand, watching the flames dance. My mind, however, was not on the fire. It was on the girl being led through the halls to me. I had given her a night to settle, to let the fear and the luxury war within her. Now, it was time to see which had won.

The soft chime of the entrance alert sounded. A moment later, the door opened.

“Miss Seraphina, sir,” Appy’s voice announced, faint and nervous.

“Leave us,” I commanded without turning.

I heard the door click shut. Silence returned, thick and heavy. I could feel her presence just inside the threshold, a small, still figure in a simple dove-gray dress Appy had provided. She
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