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ed shadows across the polished marble floor. A waiter guided me to an unobtrusive table
town's wealthy elite were out in full force, clinking glas
erson. He sat completely alone, the ring of empty chairs aro
st the linen-draped table. He wasn't mingling, nor was he acknowledging anyone; he mer
looked like an apex predator resting in the sun, entirely unbothered by the pr
ble doors drew my attentio
rode in, surrounded by a tight entour
k with careful precision, a smug, untouchable grin plastered on
im, Jenna clung to his arm like a trophy, practicall
, carrying herself with the rigid arrogance of someone w
ivious to the fact that their executioner was sitting in
e stem of my champagne flute,
etely intoxicated by his own prestige. He had no idea I was back in town, l
he stage, his booming voice cutting through th
high society threw obscene amounts of money at mediocre
with effortless vanity, each hammer drop met with delighte
cold silence, feeling the steady,
the darkened screen: "All set. Audio and video feeds are pat
d: "Hold until the auction
He hadn't raised his hand once, nor
sideshow. He was the only wild card in this room, a for
ngle, measured swallow, letting
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