Ava's POVI sank into the plush embrace of the soft chair, the cushions doing little to alleviate the crushing weight pressing down on me. My carefully constructed plans, the foundation of my perceived success, were crumbling before my eyes. A hollow ache resonated within me, a premonition of the devastation to come. I knew, with a certainty that chilled me to the bone, that if everything truly fell apart, I, and I alone, would be left to bear the wreckage.The casualties were piling up. First, the searing loss of Lydia, the woman whose absence had carved a permanent void in my life. Then, the betrayal of Damian, the man who had stolen her, and in the process, shattered my fragile sense of control and also having to change myself to seek revenge. And now, the entanglement with Samuel, a pawn I had foolishly taken up to navigate the twisted game I had created. Fear, that insidious serpent, had begun to coil around my heart, squeezing the air from my lungs. It was fear that had driven m
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