Chessmate
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✿ She knew how to play, but not how to walk away ✿
The queen of silent battles, Cleopatra Corinne, moves with precision on the board-but when it comes to matters of the heart, the girl's a vulnerable pawn. Every glance, every move, every whispered word is calculated. And she knows it.
Yet, she still played.
As the game made its way, Clay finds herself willingly caught in a gambit she saw coming. But even a great manipulator can make a blunder... and when the final piece falls, the checkmate isn't on the board-it's within her.
Because all this time, he's teaching her how to lose.
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