e passenger seat of K

e champagne velvet s

ancing at the screen, her jaw tight, but she aggressively swiped

gine r

nd garage and merged into the hea

ched slightly as Kierra pulled up to

rm rushed over and pulle

of her dress and steppe

flashing white lights

pet. The flashes felt like phys

r hand to shield her eyes. Her

e's. Kierra smiled brightly, waving a

revolving glass doors and steppe

xpensive perfume and the low hu

from the ceiling, casting a wa

h a side door into the hotel's rear garden. The night air was cool, and she walked a few paces

er eyes darted past the

nding near the ce

e light. He stood tall and elegant, surrou

in front of him wa

ss. She was holding out a thick, leathe

e stopped at the edge of the

ice was high and desperate. "I will drop e

opped talking. Everyone t

he portfolio. He kept his h

mask of polit

," Bradley said. His voice was flat.

nds stayed suspended in the

kles tur

rging Designer Award," Cherie pu

"Congratulations. B

his weight, clearly wantin

sion in his jaw. She

man in a tuxedo and walke

ould detect. He didn't raise his voice or make a grand spectacle. Instead, he took a subtle step backward, distancing himself from the s

only she could hear. "Have you been

oftly. She looked

ugh stone in the studio,

queezed her shoulder

in the world, and zero

ie pulled her portfol

urned a dark, u

leonore's face. Her eyes we

d Eleonore, holding tw

feeling the heavy, toxic energy radi