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Chapter 101 Flashbulbs

Author: Olivia GW
last update publish date: 2026-04-21 14:00:34

(Natasha)

The curb outside the Biltmore is a solid wall of shouting photographers.

Flashbulbs ignite the second my heel hits the pavement, bleaching the night into a harsh, strobe-lit white.

Julian pulls up right behind me. I wonder how the hell he managed that.

He adjusts his cuffs with the casual, loose-limbed arrogance of a man who lives for this exact kind of chaos.

He offers me his arm and I take it, keeping my chin perfectly level as the shouting surges against the velvet ropes.

"Natasha!
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