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The Past Returns

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Aurora sat across from Damien, the space between them heavy with an unspoken tension. The newspaper he had placed on the table in front of her lay open, its bold headline demanding her attention.

“Local Heiress Found Dead: Investigation Points to Mafia Ties”

The name beneath the headline made her pulse spike—Elizabeth Devereux.

Her chest tightened, and a cold sweat prickled her skin as memories she’d buried deep resurfaced. It was her past.

The one she had fought so hard to forget. The past that would never leave her, no matter how many years she tried to outrun it.

Her fingers trembled on the edge of the table, but she quickly balled them into fists, desperately trying to control the flood of emotions threatening to consume her.

Elizabeth had been more than a friend—she had been a sister in every sense, and now… now her death threatened to bring everything crashing down.

Damien’s sharp eyes were fixed on her as the silence stretched on. She could feel the weight of his gaze, heavy
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