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Chapter 20.

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last update Date de publication: 2026-04-01 22:03:21

Elena’s POV.

The deadbolt clicked into place. It sounded like a gunshot in the massive room.

I pressed my back flat against the door, breathing fast. I listened to Adrian’s footsteps fade down the hall. I’d won. I had successfully humiliated him. I drew the absolute line in the sand inside his own childhood home.

I should have felt triumphant. I should have felt like the executioner sharpening her blade.

But as the silence of the East Wing settled in, I just felt hollow.

I pushed off the door a
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