Chapter 19 - The Aftermath

The dawn broke over the New York City skyline, casting a golden light through the shattered glass of the lobby.
Paramedics checked Chloe for injuries, but she waved them away, wrapping a thick blanket around Alexander’s bruised shoulders.
The media was already buzzing with the news of Damian’s arrest, cementing Alexander and Chloe as the most untouchable power couple in the world.
They sat together on the back of an ambulance, exhausted, battered, but entirely unbroken.
Alexander rested his forehead against hers, closing his eyes as he finally let out a long, shuddering breath.
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"I promised to protect you, and yet you keep saving me," he whispered, a rare, genuine smile touching his lips.