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Chapter 7: A Deal with the Devil

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I felt the blood drain from my face.

Dominic stepped out of the shadows, slow and controlled, like a predator that had just cornered its prey. His expression was unreadable, but his eyes—those dark, calculating eyes—burned with triumph.

I had been played.

Again.

Liam stiffened beside me. “Caldwell,” he said, his voice a forced calm.

Dominic ignored him. His focus was on me, and me alone.

“You never learn, do you, Sinclair?” he murmured.

I forced my chin up. “Looks like you don’t either,” I shot
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