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ELISE

My bodyguards maintain their formation as I stride down the center aisle.

The crowd parts before us, some reporters stumbling backward in their haste to avoid the advancing wall of muscle and menace.

The auditorium is larger than it appeared from outside. Tiered seating rises toward the back, every level packed with journalists, photographers, and camera operators. The air conditioning struggles against the heat generated by so many bodies and electronic equipment, creating an oppressive atmosphere thick with anticipation and barely contained aggression.

The hungry vultures seem thrown off for a beat. My composed entrance clearly not matching whatever broken, desperate woman they expected to see.

I can feel their confusion ripple through the crowd like a physical force. Some lean forward in their seats, squinting as if trying to reconcile the poised figure before them with the narrative they've been fed.

But predators adapt quickly. The moment of uncertainty passes, and their sen
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