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CHAPTER 83.

Author: Succy
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Leon’s POV.

The Chateau Marmont rose from the hillside like a gothic castle, its spires piercing the storm clouds that hung low over Sunset Boulevard. It was a place of secrets, of Hollywood debauchery, and of ghosts.

Tonight, I was adding one more ghost to its roster.

I parked my rental car two blocks away, in the shadow of a construction site. I couldn't risk the valet recognizing me, even in my disheveled state. I pulled my collar up against the driving rain and began the walk up the winding driveway.

The rain plastered my hair to my skull and soaked through the thin fabric of my cheap suit, but I didn't feel the cold. I felt a burning, furnace-like heat in my chest, radiating from the pocket where the switchblade rested against my hip.

I bypassed the main lobby. I knew this hotel better than I knew my own soul. I had spent my twenties here, hosting parties, closing deals, and cheating on girlfriends. I knew the service entrance near the garden bungalows. I knew that the lock on th
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