SECRETARY 43: BEYOND THE CURTAIN
Added 2025-05-29 09:00:06 +0000 UTC"Forty-four thousand going once…"
Irina was staring at Jenia, drinking in the sight of her rival’s defeated expression. She had done it—humiliated her in front of the entire community. Outplayed. Outbid. Outshone.
And yet… why did she feel like this?
She should be basking in the ecstasy of victory. She should feel powerful. But instead, she felt empty. Off-balance. As if something essential had slipped through her fingers at the very moment she was supposed to have it all.
"Forty-four thousand, going twice…"
Could it be…? No. That was impossible. She wasn’t… Was she?
"Shit."
"And… So—
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