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CHAPTER 70

Penulis: Writing Prowess
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A NEW THREAT EMERGES

Ethan’s POV

They say the fall of one queen makes room for another. Or in this case… a king.

I stood outside the courthouse, the heat pressing down on my neck like judgment itself. Cameras flashed behind me, reporters barking questions about Bella’s arrest. But I wasn’t paying attention to any of them. My eyes were on the black SUV pulling away from the curb—Rowan’s. Ivy sat beside him, her face pale, unreadable. Still fragile. Still easy to break.

I adjusted the cuff of my suit jacket, a smirk tugging at the corner of my mouth. For all his righteous speeches and grand rescues, Rowan had forgotten one thing—villains don’t die in broad daylight. They just change tactics.

And I’d learned from the best.

“Mr. Sharp,” a journalist called. “Any comments on Bella Kelly’s arrest? You were close to her once, weren’t you?”

“Was being the key word,” I replied smoothly. “Sometimes the people you trust the most... turn out to be the ones holding the knife.”

I let the si
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