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Chapter 14 – Damage Control

Author: Jovi Luna
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2025-10-14 01:39:21

Ronan’s POV

Marcus didn’t usually barge into his office. He was the kind of man who knocked even when the door was open. But that morning, the door swung wide, and Ronan didn’t need to look up from the spreadsheet glowing on his monitor to know something had gone very, very wrong.

“Tell me you’ve seen it,” Marcus said, voice sharp enough to cut through the hum of the city beyond the glass wall.

Ronan’s fingers froze over the keyboard. “Seen what?”

Marcus tossed a tablet onto the desk. Headlines
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