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Chapter Eleven – Smoke and Mirrors
Author: Freezy-Grip
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The estate’s marble halls swallowed Jenna Tuna whole.

Her heels clicked faintly against the polished floors as Marcus’s guards escorted her inside. Her silk dress was torn, makeup streaked, and pride shattered. For the first time in years, she wasn’t glowing with superiority. She looked small. Fragile.

Denilson followed, blood drying on his shirt, pistol still in his hand. His chest heaved, but his eyes were hard, cold.

Marcus stood waiting in the great hall, his silver hair gleaming under the chandelier. He regarded them both as though measuring weights on a scale. “So,” Marcus said softly, “the snake returned with his prize.” Jenna’s lips parted, ready to snap back, but the look in Marcus’s eyes silenced her.

Denilson stepped forward, shoving Jenna’s arm away when she clung to him. “She’s not a prize. She’s bait. Victor used her to draw me in.”

Marcus’s smile was thin. “And he succeeded. You spilled blood, but Victor still breathes. He is learning you, Denilson. And every lesson you
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