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Chapter 96
Author: Ayo _Writes
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The night was quiet, but Katherine's mind was anything but quiet.

She sat alone on the roof of the guest quarters, her legs dangling over the edge, eyes tracing the silver lines of moonlight on the estate walls. A gust of wind brushed her face, cold enough to sting her eyes.

Or maybe that was just the guilt clawing its way back into her chest. She had made a mess of her mission, of her loyalty, of her feelings.

And of Sylvester.

He’d trusted her. Placed his wife under her protection. Yet here she was, answering to a man whose goal was to destroy everything Sylvester stood for. A man she didn’t even know, except for the fact that they shared a common goal.

Her fingers trembled as she typed a message on the encrypted device: “We need to talk. Urgently.”

She waited.

Minutes ticked by.

Then, finally, a reply blinked across the screen.

“Meet at the usual place. Come alone.”

“Come alone,” Katherine rolled her eyes and scoffed. “So typical.”

Katherine stared at the message, heart thumping
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