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Author: Grace Grandi
last update2026-04-13 12:26:41

Chapter 89

John Grish stood in the center of the ballroom, chest heaving, one knife trembling in his grip, staring at Adrian with the dawning realization that he had catastrophically miscalculated. This wasn't a talented local fighter. This wasn't even a prodigy who had gotten lucky.

This was something else entirely.

His mind raced through options. Retreat wasn't possible — not with three hundred witnesses and his professional reputation on the line. Calling for backup was pointless — the backu
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