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Chapter 57: The Refusal

Author: Ajah success
last update publish date: 2026-09-28 14:12:29

Vivian did not leave the room.

She stood by the bed for a long moment after Damian walked out, listening to his footsteps fade down the corridor. The lock had turned, the door was sealed, and the window was locked. She was trapped.

But something had changed inside her while he was speaking, something that had shifted while he was telling her about the life he had chosen for her and pretending that everything he had done was somehow love. She crossed the room and sat on the bed, folded her hands
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