Serena’s POVThe change happened fast than I expected.One moment, the headlines were still filled with rumors and careless guesses about Elijah. The next, everything changed, like a curtain being pulled back quickly. I stood in the middle of the sitting room, Nathan’s tablet in my hands, as the first news reports began to spread.They were no longer asking questions. They were making claims.“Hidden Accounts Linked to Serena Valehart!”“Secret Donations Raise Questions!”“Is Valehart Hiding More Than She Shows?”I read the lines slowly, my fingers tightening a little around the edges of the tablet. There were some parts of the words that were true, but not all of them. They were twisted, shaped in a way that turned the kindness into something suspicious.Leo stepped closer, looking over my shoulder. “This is bad,” he said.Nathan did not look up from his laptop. “It’s planned,” he replied.Adrian stood near the table, He kept his composure, but I could tell his shoulders were tense.
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