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Chapter 93

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Jordan Residence- 8 years later…

Dinner had barely begun when Ram leaned forward, his suit jacket shifting enough to reveal the sculpted lines of his shoulders, the kind of strength tailored fabric could never fully hide. The soft amber light of the dining room caught the crisp angles of his jaw, casting him in that effortless authority he carried everywhere, boardroom, private jet, or our own home.

His voice brushed across the table, warm but threaded with command, like velvet hiding steel.

“Please put down your phone, pumpkin. Don’t make the food wait.”

Macy didn’t even bother to glance up. She only wrinkled her nose, thumbs tapping with the dramatic urgency only a fourteen-year-old could summon.

“Ugh, again? Mom, please tell Dad to stop calling me that. And can I eat later? I’m not even hungry.”

I hid a smile behind my wineglass. For all her indignation, she was still our little girl.

“I don’t think your dad will ever stop,” I teased. “And honestly, I don’t blame him. You’ll a
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