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STRIPPED DOWN

Author: Ifeoma Abah
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CHAPTER 30: STRIPPED DOWN

VENUS:

I was shaking and couldn’t breathe properly by the time I left Maxine's office. My throat burned from holding in the sobs, and my vision blurred with tears. I was lost in thought and wasn't paying attention to where I was going until I bumped into a wall in the hallway.

My mind went blank as I saw stars. Then the world seemed to be spinning. I felt dizzy with hurt, betrayal, and disbelief.

I thought he’d at least listen to me. I thought he’d see the fear in my eyes, hear the crack in my voice, and know that I didn’t do it out of malice.

But no.

The Alpha has cast me aside like the slave I truly was.

And worst of all, Mira betrayed me. How could she stab me in the back? I had considered her as a friend yet she ratted me out like that.

I rubbed my forehead with my palms and tried to move on but there she was, Olivia, standing in my front.

“How has the mighty fallen,” she sneered and clapped her hands on my face. “Shame on you, you idiot. If you had any
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