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CHAPTER 27: Twenty Years Ago

Auteur: Aurelia Dawn
last update Date de publication: 2026-05-18 22:44:56

Recognition disappeared from Ethan’s face almost immediately.

Too quickly.

Like he realized she’d seen it.

But Aria had already caught it.

The shift in his eyes.

The sudden stillness.

He knew something.

Something connected to what Victor had just said.

“What does he mean?” she asked again.

Ethan muted the security monitors completely before answering. “Victor is trying to destabilize you publicly.”

“That’s not what I asked.”

Outside, thunder rolled across the skyline while flashing lights from
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