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Chapter 88: The Snake in the Garden (Part 1)

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POV: Evelyn

The Miami sun was a physical weight against the windshield as Jovan’s black sedan pulled into the Meridian Miami parking lot.

1:30 p.m.

Lunch with Shae, Kendrick, and Noelle had been more than just a celebration; it felt like the first real meal I’d had in weeks that didn’t taste like copper and anxiety. The color was finally returning to my cheeks.

Stepping out of the car, I felt the salt-heavy breeze from the coast. Beside us, Damian Vale and the two

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    POV: EvelynThe Miami sun was a physical weight against the windshield as Jovan’s black sedan pulled into the Meridian Miami parking lot.1:30 p.m.Lunch with Shae, Kendrick, and Noelle had been more than just a celebration; it felt like the first real meal I’d had in weeks that didn’t taste like copper and anxiety. The color was finally returning to my cheeks.Stepping out of the car, I felt the salt-heavy breeze from the coast. Beside us, Damian Vale and the two corporate attorneys from the firm looked like a wall of reinforced steel.The heavy chains that had been dragging behind my heels for months—Archer’s shadow, the fear, the whispers—had finally snapped.Yet, my pace faltered as we reached the glass revolving doors of the lobby.The ghost of yesterday’s humiliation still lingered in the air. I could almost hear the echoes of the judgment that had been thrown at me.Jovan noticed. He didn’t say a word, but he shifted his

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    I slowly pulled my hand away from Shae’s. I reached into my bag and pulled out a small, dark blue velvet box. It had been sitting at the very bottom of my suitcase, a heavy piece of history I hadn't been brave enough to touch until now.I stood up and walked toward the desk. Jovan’s entire body went rigid, but he let me move.I didn't look at Archer’s face. I just set the box on the table.Thud."This is yours, Archer," my voice was steady, flat, and devoid of any warmth. "I’m giving it back."Archer stared at the box as if it were a bomb. "No... Evie, don't. You can't give that back. That was our promise."He reached out, his fingers trembling as he tried to touch my hand. I stepped back instantly, the revulsion visible on my face. I looked him dead in the eye."There is no 'us', Archer. There hasn't been for a long time.""But I love you! Everything I did... I did it because I love you!" he screamed, his voice turning hysteri

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    "I can't just what? Stop you from throwing your life away?" I snapped. My voice broke, a jagged mix of exhaustion and the terror that had been clawing at my throat for the last hour. "You think running solves this? You think you can just vanish and everything resets?"Evelyn took a step back, fresh tears spilling over. "Yes! It does! If I’m gone, Archer loses his target. Your reputation stays clean. The firm doesn't have to deal with the fallout of my past!""To hell with my reputation!" I roared, the sound echoing off the closed storefronts."You don't get it, Jovan! I'm toxic!" she screamed back, her hands balled into fists against her chest. "Look at what happened yesterday! You’ve got a bruise on your jaw because of me. You’re being grilled by the board. Your car was keyed. It’s all because I’m in your life!""And you think the solution is to leave? To leave me and Shae wondering if you're even alive?""It’s for your own good!""Whose 'g

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    POV: Evelyn ReeveThe air at the table turned brittle the second Noelle dropped that bombshell.I kept my eyes glued to the linen napkin in my lap, my face burning. Beside me, I could feel Jovan’s sudden tension—the way his breathing hitched, becoming shallow and controlled.

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