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Chapter 13: Rivalry Rekindled

Author: Cleo Atree
last update publish date: 2026-04-16 16:32:11

With a deliberate, respectful motion, he gave Katie a slight bow silent acknowledgment wrapped in quiet deference. Without another word, he turned and glided toward the clothing racks, sunlight pouring through the full-height glass walls and scattering golden reflections across the polished surfaces in his wake, leaving Cleopatra suspended in a delicate space between watching and waiting.

Then, as if the tension finally snapped, Katie and Cleopatra could no longer contain it.

Laughter burst fro
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