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Chapter Thirteen: The Man in the Elevator

Author: Nenye Mark
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-11-29 04:26:55

The elevator doors slid open with a soft metallic sigh.

Every guard in the penthouse raised their weapon.

Lila’s breath caught in her throat. Dominic stepped in front of her so fast she didn’t see him move—one arm back, guiding her behind him, the other braced like he expected a bullet.

But the silhouette wasn’t the masked intruder.

Or the man with Serena.

Or anyone Lila expected.

It was Officer Decker, head of night security.

His uniform was soaked in sweat, his skin so pale it was almost gray
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