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The single drop of crimson blood trickling down my collarbone didn't just stain my skin; it marked the exact second Vivian Hale’s carefully constructed empire turned to dust. / Chapter 10 / 10

Chapter 10 - THE FINAL WORDAs the meeting concluded two hours later, the room erupted into applause—not out of obligation, but out of genuine admiration for the empire we were building together.

I watched the city lights twinkle through the floor-to-ceiling windows as dusk settled over Manhattan.

My hand instinctively brushed against the pearls at my throat.

Vivian had tried to break me. She had tried to steal my mother’s legacy, institutionalize my mind, and crush my spirit beneath her Italian leather heels.

Instead, she had accidentally forged the exact weapon that destroyed her.

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Some people spend their entire lives running from the storm.

I built mine out of it.

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