Chapters
1. Chapter One
2. Chapter Two
3. Chapter Three
4. Chapter Four
5. Chapter Five
6. Chapter Six
7. Chapter Seven
8. Chapter Eight
9. Chapter Nine
10. Chapter Ten
11. Chapter Eleven
12. Chapter Twelve
13. Chapter Thirteen
14. Chapter Fourteen
15. Chapter Fifteen
16. Chapter Sixteen
17. Chapter Seventeen
18. Chapter Eighteen
19. Chapter Nineteen
20. Chapter Twenty
21. Chapter Twenty One
22. Chapter Twenty two
23. Chapter Twenty three
24. Chapter Twenty Four
25. Chapter Twenty Five
26. Chapter Twenty Six
27. Chapter Twenty Seven
28. Chapter Twenty eight
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Chapter Twenty Five
Author's POV
As the sound of their heels echoed in the hallway, Valerie and Mailiya descended the grand staircase, the weight of their conversation settling over them like a dark cloud. The tension between them was palpable, thick with unspoken thoughts and unhealed wounds.
"I thought you had ever...
