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Chapter 77: The Poison Behind the Curtain (Part 1)
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2026-06-23 14:02:29POV: Evelyn Reeve
The air in the Meridian Miami lobby turned leaden in a heartbeat.
My knees buckled. I could feel Maya, Stella, and Celine closing ranks around me, their hands steadying my shoulders as the world tilted. I was a Finance Analyst, a woman who dealt in hard numbers and cold logic, yet here I was, disintegrating into a pile of nerves on the marble floor.
Archer was a blur of frantic motion and the sour stench of expensive bourbon. He lunged, his
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