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Chapter 18: The Invitation

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last update publish date: 2026-04-06 01:43:56

The room had gone quiet.

Not the comfortable kind.

Not the kind that followed resolution.

This was different.

Heavy.

Lingering.

Like something had been said… but not fully settled.

Alexander stood still for a moment after Victoria’s words, his thoughts running faster than he let on.

An exclusive board meeting.

It sounded simple.

Strategic.

Necessary.

But it wasn’t just that.

It was a statement.

A declaration.

A line drawn clearly in the sand.

He exhaled slowly, turning away from her as he walke
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