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Chapter 16

Author: RHUSE
last update publish date: 2026-05-06 21:56:47

Tatum’s POV

Silence.

Not the ordinary kind—the kind that lingers politely between casual conversations. No. This silence was heavy. Suffocating. It pressed against my chest, crawled under my skin, and settled deep in my bones like a living thing.

Ten percent.

Of the Voss Group.

I didn’t move. I didn’t breathe. Across the table, Amelia’s fork hovered mid-air, her lips slightly parted in sheer disbelief. Camila’s smile had frozen into something brittle, the warmth from just seconds ago draining s
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