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CHAPTER 9 - A Dangerous Dance

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Elara swore she wouldn’t fall into his orbit again.

Not after the article. Not after the whispers. Not after ‘that night.’

But fate—or perhaps Adrian Veylen’s relentless stubbornness—had other plans.

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Pagkatapos ng nangyari kahapon, the office changed.

The usual laughter in the hallways was gone. Conversations would stop the moment she entered a room. Parang lahat may alam—at lahat may gustong sabihin pero hindi nila masabi.

It was the price of working under ’him.’

“Elara.”

His voice rolled through the air—low, commanding, impossible to ignore.

She looked up from her desk, her pen halting mid-line. “Yes, Mr. Veylen?”

He stood by the door of his office, arms crossed, gaze fixed on the blueprint spread before her. “That’s the Rivera Towers proposal?”

“Yes,” she answered, steadying her tone. “Revised as per your feedback.”

“Bring it to my office,” he said.

Her brows drew together. “Now?”

“Yes. Now.”

Of course. Adrian never asked—he ’ordered.’

And yet, there was something in his tone
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