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Unsteady Ground

Author: Onizee_ee
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-01 02:32:28

XAVIER

I stood in the elevator of Anderson Global, staring at my reflection in the polished metal. I didn’t recognise the man staring back at me.

Not entirely.

The suit was tailored, the cufflinks expensive, the expression unreadable. I looked every bit the perfect heir my father wanted me to be. But inside, I was splintering.

This wasn’t the first time.

But this time, it wasn’t about business. Not entirely. This time, it was about her.

Skyla

Just the thought of her name was like dragging a knife across old scar tissue.

She was here now – working in this building, walking the marbled floors, haunted by truths she didn’t fully grasp. Trapped in the very world she once ran from. And the worst part?

I was the one who brought her back into it. And I didn’t know how to feel about that just yet, I didn’t know if I should be over the moon, dancing in victory that I finally got my revenge.

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