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Chapter 60: The Price of Power 2
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The night dragged on in a slow, suffocating crawl after Elena’s departure. Gregory couldn’t shake the feeling that he had just walked through a door that had no return.

Her words had been cryptic, but there had been one thing that was painfully clear: she wasn’t going to trust him easily. But the chance for freedom was there, and that was all he needed to push forward.

Gregory had grown up in the shadow of wealth and power, watching as those with everything manipulated the world around them. But what they didn’t see, what they never understood, was the weight that came with that power. They didn’t understand the cost of playing the game when there was so much on the line.

The cost had been made clear to him again tonight.

As he sat alone in his room, staring at the darkened window, the echoes of his conversation with Elena lingered. She had been right about one thing: he didn’t fully understand what he was asking for. And yet, there was no turning back now. The moment he had sent that
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