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Chapter 7

Author: Night Raven
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Julian’s POV

The drive back from the villa was suffocating.

I sat stiffly in the passenger seat of Cassiel’s sleek black Aston Martin, the hum of the engine filling the silence between us. The events of the last twenty-four to forty-eight hours played on a loop in my head, each memory heavier than the last.

Bash. The auction. The contract. Cassiel.

My hands clenched on my lap as the city lights flickered past the tinted windows. We should have been heading straight to the penthouse — I had resigned myself to that much — but instead, Cassiel’s driver took an unexpected turn down a familiar street.

My stomach twisted.

It was my apartment.

I hadn’t been back in days, but even now, the sight of the run-down building sent a wave of exhaustion crashing over me. The peeling paint, the rusted fire escape, the flickering hallway lights—it was barely livable. But it was mine.

The car pulled into a spot effortlessly and the driver killed the engine.

I turned to Cassiel, eyes narrowing. “Why are
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