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The price of power!
Author: Author Christy
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Chapter 11

Adrian smiled at Valentina as they swayed to the music. For days, his mind had been weighed down, his strange new abilities, the looming threat of his identity being exposed, and the bitter sting of his wife’s betrayal.

He had forgotten what it felt like to breathe without the weight of the world pressing down on his chest.

But now, for the first time in what felt like forever, he was genuinely happy. Not faking a smile. Not pretending for the sake of appearances. This… this was real.

The guests clapped and smiled, their eyes following the pair as they moved gracefully under the spotlight. But then, just as it had happened at the hospital, everything shifted.

The world around him dissolved into darkness. The warm glow of the chandeliers, the vibrant colors of the ballroom, all gone.

In their place was a grotesque, unsettling vision: the inner workings of every person in the room laid bare before him. He could see their bones, their muscles, their organs. Their voices becam
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