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CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR
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2026-06-03 20:25:32
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Adrian stood frozen in the shadowed corner of the hallway, the small stone cold and heavy in his palm. Elena remained wrapped in Dante Francesco’s arms, her face buried against his shoulder as if seeking something familiar. The sight burned through him like acid. Without another word, he turned sharply on his heel and walked away, footsteps echoing down the marble corridor.He pushed through the side exit and slid into the waiting car. “Drive,” he ordered Daniel, voice flat.“Sir… Ms. Ricardo is still inside—”“Do you work for her or me?!” Adrian snapped, eyes blazing. “Drive!”The car pulled away from the venue, leaving the glittering lights and Elena behind.---Inside the hallway, Elena gently pulled herself from Dante’s embrace. She stepped back, smoothing the shimmering gold fabric of her dress.“Elena,” Dante said softly, his voice thick with emotion.She paused but didn’t turn.“It doesn’t have to be this way,” he continued. “I know this isn’t a good time, but I still love you.
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Adrian sat in the back of the sleek car, the leather seat cool beneath him as the city lights blurred past the tinted windows. The engine hummed softly, a steady rhythm that did little to calm the storm inside his chest. Elena was beside him, quiet and composed in the gold dress he had chosen for her. She stared out the window, her messy dark curls catching the occasional glow from passing streetlamps. The fabric of the gown shimmered with every subtle shift of her body, the delicate crystals sparkling like dewdrops on silk. She looked ethereal—nothing like the exhausted woman who brought him coffee each morning with bandaged fingers and quiet determination.He studied her profile for a long moment, the way the plunging neckline revealed the graceful line of her collarbone, the diamond necklace resting against her skin. Without conscious thought, he reached out and gently tucked a stray curl behind her ear. His fingertips brushed the warm softness of her cheek.Elena startled at the t
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Adrian leaned back in the leather seat of his car, the city blurring past the tinted windows. “Take me to the nearest boutique,” he told his driver, Daniel.“Boutique, sir?” Daniel asked, glancing in the rearview mirror.“Yes. Drive.”In the quiet of the backseat, Adrian twirled the small dark stone between his fingers. Its warmth grounded him, the faint crimson veins catching the light. He didn’t know why he was doing this. Only that the thought of Elena showing up to the company dinner in something ordinary—or worse, not showing up at all—felt wrong.The car stopped outside an upscale boutique. Adrian stepped out and was immediately greeted by eager staff. He waved them closer. “Show me the most beautiful dress you have in stock. Something elegant. Timeless.”They brought out several options. He rejected most with a curt shake of his head. Then one caught his eye—a flowing gold gown with delicate crystalline stones scattered across the fabric like captured starlight. The plunging ne
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The company canteen buzzed with excitement during lunch hour. Elena moved through the line quietly, picking up a simple yogurt and an apple—cheap, filling, and enough to get her through the afternoon. She had just paid when she overheard the familiar, confident voice of Sophia Lang near a group of colleagues.“I can’t wait to get my dress,” Sophia declared, flipping her perfectly highlighted hair. “I already have the perfect one picked out. And obviously I plan to go with the CEO. It’s basically tradition at this point.”A few people chuckled and nodded. Elena kept her head down, ignoring the chatter as she headed for the exit. She couldn’t afford the company dinner gala even if she wanted to. The ticket price alone would cover a week of groceries and Berta’s new winter coat. Better to focus on work and pretend the event didn’t exist.She suddenly felt eyes burning into her back. When she turned, Sophia was staring directly at her with a sharp, predatory smile.“Hey, new girl!”Elena
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Elena arrived at the office just before 8 AM, still pale but determined. The extra tests at the hospital had drained what little energy she had left, but she couldn’t afford another day off. She dropped her bag at her small desk and immediately headed to the break room to prepare Adrian’s coffee—black, no sugar, exactly as he liked it. The familiar routine grounded her. She needed to stay useful. The hospital bill, even partially covered, still loomed large in her mind.She balanced the steaming cup carefully and pushed open the door to Adrian’s office, planning to leave it on his desk before he arrived. The room was quiet, sunlight streaming through the tall windows.“Why are you bringing me coffee?”Elena startled violently at the deep voice behind her. The cup tilted. Her phone, which she had been holding in her other hand while checking a message from the daycare, slipped from her fingers and plunged straight into the hot coffee with a splash.“Oh no,” she whispered, eyes widening
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Elena lay in the narrow hospital bed, staring at the ceiling tiles while the steady beep of the monitor filled the quiet room. Berta had grown restless and asked to go look at the colorful fish in the waiting area aquarium just down the hall. Elena had let her go with a nurse’s aide, grateful for a moment alone to think. The hospital bill was already mounting in her mind: the ER visit, the IV, the blood work, the room. Each item added another weight on her chest. *Why now?* she thought bitterly. She had just started a stable job. Roberta needed new clothes and reliable daycare. Falling sick felt like the universe punishing her for daring to hope.The doctor’s earlier words lingered—recommendations for more tests, signs of exhaustion compounded by the rain exposure, possible complications. Elena pushed them deep down. It was just a bad fever. Nothing serious. She couldn’t let Berta see her scared.She forced herself up, slipped on her coat over the hospital gown, and walked slowly to t
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The mirror in the east wing would not stop bleeding.Dark crimson slid slowly down the cracked silver surface in thick uneven streaks, dripping steadily onto the marble floor beneath it. Candlelight reflected through the blood in distorted patterns that made the entire corridor feel alive.No one m
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The rain began before they reached the estate.Cold droplets filtered through the trees first, soft against Elena’s skin, before the storm finally broke open above them with violent force.Roberto said almost nothing on the walk back.His hand remained locked around her wrist the entire time.Like
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The silence between them lasted too long.Too heavy.Roberto still stood inches away from her, one hand gripping her arm hard enough to keep her grounded, his breathing uneven from the argument. Thunder rolled beyond the windows, casting brief silver light across the sharp planes of his face.But E
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The creature hit the guards first.Its scream ripped through the underground chamber while black saliva dripped from its twisted mouth.One guard barely raised his weapon before the thing tore into him violently.Blood splattered across the stone floor.Elena gasped sharply.The souls inside her ne
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