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The Night of a Thousand Lights

Author: Dara W
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-09 05:22:16

Weeks later**

The day had been long, and Maya was still in her office when her assistant knocked on the door, smiling mysteriously.

“Miss Denovan,” she said, “Mr. Elias called again. He said you should close early today.”

Maya raised an eyebrow. “Close early? Did he say why?”

Her assistant’s lips curved into a secretive grin. “No, ma’am. Just that it’s important.”

Maya sighed softly. “That man and his surprises,” she murmured under her breath. She finished signing the last few papers on her desk, packed her things, and stepped out of the studio. Outside, a black car waited for her —the driver holding the door open politely.

“Mr. Elias sent me, ma’am,” he said.

Maya blinked in surprise. “He did? Where exactly are we going?”

“I’ve been instructed not to tell you,” the driver replied, trying not to smile. “But he did say you’ll need to wear this.”

He handed her a silk blindfold.

Maya gasped. “A blindfold? Oh no, not again. He’s planning something ridiculous, isn’t he?”

The driver just ch
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