70 Chapter 70

70 Chapter 70

Seraphina’s POV 1

I was barely through the glass doors of Nightshadow Industries when the chaos hit me like a physical wall. Raised voices echoed through the normally pristine lobby, and I could see a crowd of employees gathered near the elevators, their heads craned toward the executive

floor.

“What’s going on?” I asked the receptionist, who looked like she’d rather be anywhere else in the world.

“Security is… handling a situation upstairs,” she said diplomatically, though her wide eyes told a different story.

The elevator ride to the top floor felt endless. When the doors finally opened, I stepped into what could only be described as a war zone.

Two security guards flanked the hallway leading to Damien’s office, their expressions grim and professional. Claire stood near her desk,

her usually composed demeanor cracked around the edges.

And then I heard the screaming.

“You can’t do this to me! I’m his first lover! His future Luna! This is all a mistake!”

Anna’s voice, shrill and desperate, cut through the air like broken glass. I hurried toward the sound, my heart pounding with a mixture of

confusion and dread.

The scene that greeted me outside Damien’s office was something out of a nightmare. Anna stood in the middle of the hallway, her

perfectly styled hair disheveled, mascara streaming down her cheeks in black rivulets. Her pink dress-the one that had always been too

tight-was now wrinkled and stained with what looked like coffee.

“Please, Damien!” she sobbed, reaching toward his office door like a drowning woman grasping for a life preserver. “I love you! We’re

meant to be together! That pendant proves it!”

voice calm but firm. “Ma’am,

Anna whirled around, her eyes wild with panic and rage. “I belong here! I’m not going anywhere! This

finger shot out like an

reaching a pitch that made several people wince. “You

from the

involuntary step backward, shocked by the

from her lips. “I know what you are! A

who showed her attention! You think you can steal him

guards moved closer, but Anna was beyond reason now, her face contorted with ugly

“A pathetic single mother who doesn’t even know who fathered her bastard child! Do you really think someone like Damien Nightshadow would want damaged goods like

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burning with humiliation. Around us,

enough,” one of the security guards said firmly, reaching

Her eyes locked onto mine with pure malice, and when she spoke again,

don’t you? But you have no idea what you’re up against.

understand.

and straightened her dress with

dignity.

eyes never leaving my face and then the

flanked her on either side, their presence making it clear that her

composure

“Don’t let her do this to us! Remember that night!

been

desperate pleas, cutting off the sound

from what I’d just witnessed. The other employees began

public meltdown. Claire approached

you alright, dear?” she asked softly, her maternal concern evident

nodded numbly, though I wasn’t sure it was true. “What happened? Why was she… what did I

wrong, Seraphina.

she fired?” I pressed, still trying to make sense of the chaos.

in the doorway, his expression unreadable but his blue eyes intense as they

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