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Chapter 2 The Price of Truth

Word Count: 1324    |    Released on: 12/07/2025

looked so pret

laxy pinned to black velvet - cold and unreachable, exactly how Seraphi

er breath curled in the night air, leavin

me way it always did when bills piled up, when Maya's textbooks sat u

aid softly. "But please... don't pick

er eyes shut. T

-

he phone trembled in her hand. She wanted to throw it off the roof

- the soft click of ex

The air itself seemed to sharpen, like the city hel

ld, deep voice. A voice t

suit blended into the night, only his pale, angular face illuminated by the r

t. Her voice was hoarse, but steady. "Did you c

ile. Of cour

impossibly loud in the hush of midnight. He stopped just behind her

-

onight?" he asked, his tone smo

, they were a stormy blue-grey, like ocean ice unde

ot back. "Your fiancée was

The only crack in his marble mask.

to be the victim now. Poor Eryx Kane, tricked by a gold-diggi

raced against the railing behind her, his body caging her in. Not touching - never touching - but clo

d, each word precise, measured,

ked. "You

tory. "If I'm not engaged by the end of this quarter, the board can challenge my ownershi

eks, the stubborn tilt of her jaw. She knew he w

ured. "You destroyed ev

forced her chin up higher. "So

uckle rumbled in his

-

e flipped it open with a flick of his thumb. Inside, a ring glittered under the rooftop lig

twisting in her gut. "

ch his eyes. "You wi

re in

t, as if he already knew it didn't matter what she said. "But you se

t dry. She didn't need to look to know exactly what was inside - her life, her de

ements," he said, tone mocking, "I do

r sides. "You think you ca

breath brushed her ear. "No

-

e rooftop like a caged tiger.

of a hundred witnesses. Tell them how you broke a multimillion-dollar contract by sabotag

. So reasonable. It m

n my famil

ddenly sharp. "Actions have consequences, Miss Val

id, but better. And in return, your mother's treatments continue. Your sister's tuition is paid in full. Your debts disappear.

-

lap him. She wanted to cry - but she

s narrowing into slits. "And what do

most looked like a real smile - but it

trust to ruin me properly if I slip.

-

between them like

ling like ants, neon lights blinking out

ftop, Sera knew her world wo

ow and steady. "I'll play you

ow lifted

g my soul, I'll do it on my terms. I keep my job. I keep my friends.

es - approval, maybe. Or mayb

he sai

r finger - a cold circle of diamonds that felt like a

ons, fiancée,

-

, fear, desire, something hot and shar

he didn't dare admit existed, Sera

hell wou

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Perfect Night to Ruin Everything Chapter 2 The Price of Truth Chapter 3 Welcome to the Cage Chapter 4 Breakfast with the Beast Chapter 5 The Art of Pretending Chapter 6 Cracks in the Glass
Chapter 7 Playing With Fire
Chapter 8 The Closet, the Lie, and the Scar
Chapter 9 Echoes and Eggs Benedict
Chapter 10 The Price of Protection
Chapter 11 One Bed, No Mercy
Chapter 12 Lines We Don't Uncross
Chapter 13 Shadows Between Us
Chapter 14 The Space Between Heartbeats
Chapter 15 A Kiss That Burns
Chapter 16 When Shadows Speak
Chapter 17 Into the Lion's Den
Chapter 18 Masks and Daggers
Chapter 19 The Knife Behind the Smile
Chapter 20 Shadows in Silk
Chapter 21 The Weight of a Trigger
Chapter 22 Fractures in the Dark
Chapter 23 Whispers in the Veins
Chapter 24 The Edge of the Mask
Chapter 25 Fractures in the Fire
Chapter 26 Shadows of the Crown
Chapter 27 The Knife Between Us
Chapter 28 The Crown and the Cracks
Chapter 29 The Splintered Oath
Chapter 30 Into the Serpent's Den
Chapter 31 The Weight of Silence
Chapter 32 Fractures in the Crown
Chapter 33 Shadows at the Edge of Truth
Chapter 34 The Midnight Divide
Chapter 35 Fractured Truths
Chapter 36 Shattered Promises
Chapter 37 Chains of Fire
Chapter 38 Fractured Promises
Chapter 39 The Knock in the Dark
Chapter 40 The Devil at the Door
Chapter 41 The Weight of Cracks
Chapter 42 Fractured Vows
Chapter 43 The Edge of Truth
Chapter 44 A Toast to Shadows
Chapter 45 The Shape of a Trap
Chapter 46 The Fracture Line
Chapter 47 The Eye in the Dark
Chapter 48 The Trap Beneath the Crown
Chapter 49 Into the Wolf's Den
Chapter 50 Blood Ties, Broken Crowns
Chapter 51 The Weight of Silence
Chapter 52 Fractures in the Dark
Chapter 53 Lines in the Sand
Chapter 54 Cracks in the Glass
Chapter 55 The Enemy in the Spotlight
Chapter 56 Broadcast of Blood
Chapter 57 The Weight of Ashes
Chapter 58 The Wolves at the Table
Chapter 59 The Summons
Chapter 60 Shards of Glass
Chapter 61 Veins of Betrayal
Chapter 62 The Storm at the Door
Chapter 63 Threads of the Web
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