DOMINIC’S POVThe weight of her words crushed me, pressing the air from my lungs. She never planned to run away. The truth of it, ugly and undeniable, settled in my gut like a stone. All of it—my rage, my accusations, the cliff—it was all built on a foundation of lies. My blindness. My failure.My phone buzzed in my pocket, a harsh vibration against my thigh. Marcus. The investigation. I pulled it out, my movements sluggish, my eyes never leaving Antalya’s still form on the bed. She had turned her back to me, a silent, final dismissal.“What?” I barked into the phone, my voice a low growl.“We have the preliminary report, sir. You need to hear this.” Marcus’s tone was grim, urgent.“My study. Now.”I forced myself to turn, to walk away from her. Each step felt like a mile. The opulent hallway, usually a testament to my power, felt like a gilded cage. I’d been the jailer, but I was the one truly trapped in my own paranoia.I slammed the study door shut, the sound echoing in the vast,
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