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Chapter Eleven – Midnight Crossroads (Part Two)

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Still, doubt gnawed. She thought of Daniel, of the look in his eyes when he knelt before her, ring trembling in his hand. A look of hope. A look she had shattered, Do I really want to bury that forever?

Before she could answer, Victor leaned closer, lowering his voice to a velvet whisper. “Let me tell you a secret. Daniel isn’t invincible. For all his fortune, all his discipline, he still has weaknesses. And the greatest one…” His gaze burned into hers. “…is you.”

Sophia froze, her breath catching. “Me?”

“Yes.” Victor’s smile was slow, deliberate. “He watches you. Even now. Don’t fool yourself into thinking he’s indifferent. Men like him don’t forget. They don’t forgive. They obsess. That’s why, if you play this right, you can wield more power over him than any board member, any enemy, any rival.”

Sophia’s heart pounded in her chest. For a moment, she almost believed him. Almost believed she still held a piece of Daniel’s soul, but she didn’t see the shadowed figure outside the wareho

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