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Chapter 23 – The Reckoning in Fire

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Dominik

Do you want to discuss semantics, Dominik? Or would you prefer to take me home and fuck me?”

The words are still ringing in my ears, hot and sharp. My entire body is rigid. The feral grin I flashed in the ballroom feels permanent, a mask of unrestrained victory.

The drive home is a blur of speed and silence. Enzo drives like a man possessed, sensing the seismic shift in the air. Eve sits beside me, her thigh touching mine. Her body heat seeping through the fabric separating us and into me.

The scent of her, anger, expensive perfume, and the faint, sweet musk of her

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