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$“My fractured ribs screamed as Marcus drove his heel straight into my open, festering wound. Blood soaked my white lace dress, pooling across the altar floor. He leaned down, his eyes dead and cold. ‘Did you really think an orphan whore like Elena deserved a piece of the Sterling empire?’ he whispered. I choked on my own blood, but as the darkness swirled, I smiled. He didn’t know I brought matches to this fairytale.”$

“My fractured ribs screamed as Marcus drove his heel straight into...

I squeezed into the cramped bookcase to surprise Julian for his...

$“Carter! What are you—” The violent shove cut me off mid-scream. Paralyzed from a rigged track race, I was utterly helpless as my body tumbled down the library’s steep stone stairs. Flesh slammed against marble, ending in a sickening crunch at the landing. Carter strolled down, his tailored shoe crushing my already fractured wrist. “A useless cripple doesn’t deserve the Montgomery empire, Clara,” he sneered, his eyes gleaming with malice. “Today, I take it all.” Pain scorched my spine, but a dark, burning realization ignited in my chest: he thought he had broken me, but he just unleashed a nightmare.$

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