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CHAPTER 96
NB: There are 3 POVs in this chap, kindly don't get confused.
~Ivan's POV~
I sighed in relief but his words cut my joy short. "But know this—I don't work under anyone, Ivan. We do this as equals, or not at all."
"Understood," I said, forcing my voice to remain steady. This wasn't how I'd imagined the conversation going, but the point was, Marcus was in. And that was all that mattered.
"Expect my men to reach out soon. But I'll handle Zara personally," he added, his voice dripping with dark satisfaction. "You may want her broken, but I want to see her regret every choice she's ever made."
"Do whatever you need to," I agreed, a wicked smile creeping onto my face. "Just make sure that by the end of it, she has nowhere to turn to but to me."
