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Chapter 12; Breaking point.

Autor: E.J kate
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-04-03 23:00:26

BELLA

The clock on my screen read 12:47 a.m.

The entire floor was dark except for the small pool of light around our two desks. Everyone else had gone home hours ago, but the Thompson revisions still weren’t finished. Alex and I had been here since morning, running on caffeine and sheer willpower.

I rubbed my temples, fighting the headache building behind my eyes. “We’re almost done. Just the closing deck and the metrics slide.”

Alex nodded, but his shoulders were stiff. “Let’s keep going.”

We
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