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CHAPTER 197

Author: ARPAN PORAME
last update publish date: 2026-05-12 06:16:52

A Bloody Pact

The sky over London that morning was a flat, heavy grey, as though the clouds themselves bore the weight of the secrets just uncovered within the Mayfair residence.

But for Mavric Thorne, there was no time for reflection.

Clad in a custom‑tailored black suit, cut with such sharp precision it looked as though it could draw blood from anyone who came too close, he strode into the Thorne Group headquarters at Canary Wharf.

His footsteps echoed through the vast marble lobby. Beside
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