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Chapter 180:

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*****************************POV: Liam**************************

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There was a moment just before the fire spreads—before the spark touches dry timber—when the world goes utterly, impossibly still. No sound. No movement. Just breath, held in anticipation of something irreversible.

That’s where I stood now.

Right on the edge of the matchstick.

And I was about to strike.

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They think they’ve backed me into a corner.

The media.

The so-called security team.

Rowe with his righteous anger.

Mack with his fists and that desperate edge of a man who’s clinging too hard to what he’s afraid to lose.

They think because I’ve gone quiet, I’m cornered.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

I’m calm because I’ve made a decision.

I’m going to take Claire.

And I’m going to marry her.

No more games. No more whispered threats or carefully crafted distractions.

This time, it’s direct.

Risky?

Absolutely.

But obsession doesn’t wait for the perfect moment.

And I’ve waited long enough.

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