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Chapter 7: Silk and Shadows

Author: T Noir
last update publish date: 2026-04-26 01:35:51

Elara woke to sunlight and the distant sound of a vacuum cleaner.

For a long moment, she just lay there. The sheets were cool against her bare skin. The pillows smelled like lavender. Somewhere downstairs, someone was preparing breakfast she didn't have to cook, cleaning floors she didn't have to scrub.

She stretched her arms above her head, feeling the pleasant ache in her muscles. Alexander had been relentless last night. Twice against the door. Once in the bed. She'd lost count of how many t
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