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Chapter 25

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Elena's studio was exactly as Amira remembered—organized chaos, bolts of fabric stacked floor to ceiling, the hum of sewing machines mixing with the chatter of designers hunched over cutting tables.

Elena looked up from a cascade of emerald silk and smiled. "Amira Mercer. I wondered if you'd come back."

"You said you had space available."

"I do." Elena set down her scissors. "Come. I'll show you."

She led Amira through the main workroom, past designers who glanced up with curiosity before retur
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