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Chapter 84: "Power always has a price, Scarlett."
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Lovesickloner604.Hello lovely readers. Special shoutout to Jasmine Murray✨, she voted with a whooping seventeen gems and i was so happy when i saw it. Special thanks to everyone who has voted, i appreciate you all. Thank you. Special thanks to Christina Martinez for the five star review and encouraging comment. Thank you everyone. I hope you continue liking the book. I'm sorry if this Priam thing is dragging out a bit. It'll make more sense pretty soon. Keep reading✨
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