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Chapter 9

Author: Avvi Keller
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-19 10:00:36

The hotel lobby was grand—an opulent blend of marble floors and gold accents. Crystal chandeliers bathed everything in light, and staff stood in neat rows, bowing their heads the moment we passed. Sebastian moved with confidence.

I followed half a step behind, my heels loud on the polished floor, my gown trailing behind. At the private elevator, a cluster of men awaited us. All of them wore identical black suits, earpieces curled discreetly along their necks. Their posture was military-level rigid.

“This is Connor,” Sebastian said as we stepped inside the elevator. One of the men nodded, his expression unreadable.

The man who moved forward was taller than the rest, his broad build shows under the pressed lines of his suit. His hair was dark brown, cropped short, his jaw square and perpetually set. His eyes—cold hazel eyes—swept over me in a measured glance.

“My personal chief of security.”

Connor gave me a curt look—not rude, but not warm either. Sebastian gestured to the others.

“The
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