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Chapter 12: Dinner with a Monster

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Lucien’s POV

The dining table was made of a solid slab of smoky quartz, reflecting the amber glow of the city lights outside.

I sat at the head of it, watching silently as Aurelia laid out the meal she had prepared.

I had expected something simple, perhaps a basic pasta or a rushed salad. Instead, she set down a beautifully seared chicken breast glistening with a lemon-herb reduction, paired with a side of roasted garlic fingerling potatoes and a crisp arugula salad tossed with shaved par
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