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Chapter 6: Shadows of the Original

Elara and Julian track the runaway bride to a coastal villa, only to find it a trap designed to lure them away from the city. Stranded by a storm in a remote inn, they decrypt evidence proving the Vane board orchestrated the entire crisis to mask their own embezzlement. The chapter ends with the realization that the mole is within Julian's inner circle, forcing an immediate, dangerous retreat.