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Chapter Eight

Author: Elodie
last update publish date: 2026-07-09 18:36:24

Cole’s Pov

I arrived outside The Grand Monarch almost twenty minutes before Sienna did.

The truck was parked across the street beneath the shade of a large oak tree, far enough away that nobody would pay attention to it but close enough for me to keep the restaurant entrance in clear view.

I hated that Eleanor had reached her first. Nate had warned me she was moving, and Victor had started digging. Nothing about this meeting was a coincidence.

I leaned back in my seat and checked my watch for w
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