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Steel Resolve

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**Chapter 74**

**Steel Resolve**

The penthouse felt different in the days that followed the hospital vigil. Colder. Sharper. Like a luxurious shell I had finally outgrown. I moved through its rooms with deliberate detachment — the ivory sectional where I had once curled up waiting for Khalid, the kitchen island where I had prepared countless uneaten dinners, the windows overlooking Manhattan that had witnessed every silent tear. These spaces no longer held power over me. They w
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