ELARAThe room stilled as Lucian’s voice cut through the heavy silence, each word deliberate and sharp.“Arlene, join me,” he commanded, his tone as authoritative as ever.The grand double doors opened, and she appeared. Arlene. She walked with the grace of someone who had been born into power, each step deliberate, her gown trailing elegantly behind her. Every eye in the room followed her as she moved, but none more intensely than Damien’s.I clenched my fists, the nails digging into my palms as I stood rigidly by his side. His eyes were practically glued to her, tracing every curve, every line of her face. It was as if no one else existed in the room. The nerve of him, so openly gawking! My jaw tightened, but I bit back the retort rising to my lips.Arlene stopped a few steps from Lucian, her head held high, and her gaze as steady as his. Lucian reached out, guiding her to stand beside him, his hand resting briefly on her back.“She’s the one you owe your apologies to,” Lucian said,
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