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CHAPTER TWELVE—DAMON’S SECRETS BEGIN TO UNRAVEL

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Elara stood frozen, the photographs trembling in her hands. Every image felt like a punch to her ribs. She knew Damon was private, secretive, even, but this was different. This was an obsession. Control. A cage she hadn’t realized she’d been living inside.

Kai watched her carefully, his posture tense, as if waiting for something to break.

“Elara,” he said quietly, “you need to put those back.”

“No.” Her voice came out sharper than she expected. “No, I need answers.”

“We don’t have time.”

“I don’t care.” She shoved one of the photos toward him. “You knew he was tracking me like this? Recording me? Why?”

Kai’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t look away. “Because Damon trusts no one. Not even his wife.”

The words hit harder than the photos.

Elara stepped back, her shoulder brushing the cold steel wall. “This isn’t normal. This isn’t… marriage. This is surveillance.”

Kai exhaled, rubbing the back of his neck as though battling something inside himself. “You’re right. It isn’t normal. But you
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