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Chapter 40: Don't Beg for Mercy It Won't Help

Author: SONIA
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-14 21:12:01
"To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Ashford? Shouldn't you be sleeping, instead of showing up at the door of a woman with such a scandalous reputation?"

Claire studied him with an easy, teasing smile.

Damian's eyes stayed cool and sharp, that same cold intensity from before.

But the contempt from their last encounter had noticeably drained out of him.

His gaze had shifted into something else entirely dark, focused, watching her the way a wolf watches something it's decided it wants.

He
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