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Chapter 29 – The Accusation

Sera’s POV

I sat in the dimly lit living room, my fingers tightening around the rim of my untouched coffee mug. The news of Ethan’s death had spread like wildfire. The entire city was talking about it—Ethan Carter, the untouchable businessman, had fallen to his death from his own penthouse balcony.

The police hadn’t wasted any time launching an investigation. Of course, they wouldn’t. Ethan was too powerful, too connected for his death to be brushed aside. And now, they were looking for someone to blame.

I should have felt relieved that he was gone, but my nerves were on edge. Something wasn’t right.

“Relax,” Raven said from across the room, leaning against the counter with a cigarette in her hand. She exhaled a long stream of smoke, her blue eyes locked on me. “They have nothing on you. You just have to act normal.”

Normal.

I almost laughed.

How could I act normal when my hands were still shaking from the memory of pushing Ethan over that railing? When eve
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