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Chapter 103

Author: Staecy
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-05 01:24:25

Lana's POV

The silence of my room at Thornwood was no longer peaceful; it was accusatory. The elegant furnishings seemed to whisper Gideon’s carefully measured words. He never loved her. He was careless. His enemies exploited that. The story of Selene, Ronan’s first wife, was a poison pill wrapped in velvet, and I had swallowed it.

I paced the length of the Persian rug, my mind a whirlwind. Gideon’s narrative was flawless. It painted Ronan as tragically flawed, a man whose emotional neglect l
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