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Chapter 18

Author: A.M Wynter.
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Elena sat at her desk, her fingers hovering over the keyboard. But her mind wasn’t on work.

The anonymous threat had shaken her, and Lucas’s reaction made her more suspicious. Was he the one behind it? Or was someone else pulling the strings?

Her phone buzzed.

She glanced at the screen, expecting another work email. But instead, an unknown number flashed across the screen.

Her stomach twisted.

She hesitated before answering. “Hello?”

There was a pause. Then, a deep male voice spoke.

“Elena.”

Her breath caught. She hadn’t heard that voice in years.

“Who is this?” she asked, gripping the phone tightly.

A soft chuckle. “It’s been a long time.”

Her pulse quickened. “Nathan?”

Nathan was an old colleague, a friend, and someone who had been working at Adrian’s company years ago.

The room seemed to close in around her. Why was he calling now?

“I heard you were back,” Nathan said. “I wasn’t sure if I should reach out, but then I saw something that made me change my mind.”

Elena’s throat went d
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