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Chapter 19 : The Calm Before the Storm
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Elena paced the length of the private suite, her nerves stretched thin.The heavy bass from Inferno pulsed through the glass walls, but the club below might as well have been a world away. Up here, trapped in Damien Moretti’s domain, silence thickened the air, pressing against her like an unseen force.She needed to leave.Her heart was still racing from their kiss. From the way her body had instinctively responded to him, despite everything. Despite the years. Despite the betrayal.What the hell had she been thinking?The door swung open, and Damien strode in, his expression unreadable.Elena’s spine stiffened. “I told you—I’m working. I can’t be here.”Damien didn’t respond immediately. He closed the door behind him and leaned against it, arms crossed, studying her like a puzzle he intended to solve.“You still have a temper,” he finally murmured, a ghost of amusement flickering in his dark eyes.Her hands clenched at her sides. “And you still think you can control me.”“I don’t thi
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The moment Damien disappeared through the door, the air in the private suite seemed to thin.Elena pressed her fingers to her lips, her breath unsteady.What the hell had just happened?Damien was back. Not as the reckless, arrogant young man she once loved, but as someone far more dangerous. Someone who now owned Inferno.She turned toward the glass wall overlooking the club. From here, she could see the main floor—a blur of flashing lights, swaying bodies, and the endless thrum of music.But Damien was nowhere in sight.The memory of his kiss still burned on her lips, and she hated that her body had responded to him so easily. It was reckless. Dangerous.A knock on the door pulled her from her thoughts.Tony, her manager, poked his head inside, his face pale. “Elena, you should go home. Now.”Something in his tone made her stomach twist.“What’s going on?”He hesitated, glancing over his shoulder as if someone might be listening. “Some guys came looking for trouble. Boss is handling
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Elena didn’t hesitate.The moment Nico’s words settled in her mind—“Maybe you should be asking what else he’s hiding from you”—she turned on her heel and stormed toward Damien’s office.Her pulse was a steady drumbeat of anger and something else, something more dangerous. Doubt.She shoved open the heavy double doors without knocking.Damien sat behind his desk, a glass of whiskey in one hand, his other skimming over a stack of documents. He didn’t flinch at her abrupt entrance, nor did he glance up immediately. But the slight twitch in his jaw told her he was fully aware of her presence.Elena didn’t give him time to react.“What aren’t you telling me?”Damien finally lifted his gaze, his dark eyes locking onto hers. He was unreadable—calm, composed, dangerous.“You’re going to have to be more specific, tesoro,” he said smoothly, setting the whiskey down with an infuriating lack of urgency.Elena’s hands curled into fists at her sides.“Nico said I should be asking you that.” She too
