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For shrimps sake 2
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2026-04-21 15:00:00Leonardo’s POV
The least person I would have expected to see at this stupid, polished circus was Ryker.
And yet there he was.
Standing beside one of the food tables in a nice tux, stuffing his face with shrimp like he had personally declared war on every tray in the ballroom.
Catherine had gone to stand in for her father with some guests across the room, smiling brightly and saying all the
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Leonardo’s POVThe least person I would have expected to see at this stupid, polished circus was Ryker.And yet there he was.Standing beside one of the food tables in a nice tux, stuffing his face with shrimp like he had personally declared war on every tray in the ballroom.Catherine had gone to stand in for her father with some guests across the room, smiling brightly and saying all the right things, and I had used that moment to slip away before another second of this night buried me alive. If I inhaled any more of her French perfume, I might have killed myself.So I wandered.And then I saw him.For a second, everything else dulled. The music softened, the chatter blurred, the glittering gold room lost its shine. It was just him at that table, chewing with the same shameless focus he seemed to give everything.
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Ryker’s POVI took in a huge gulp the second we stepped inside.The place was ridiculous.Everywhere I looked, there was gold. Gold trimming the walls, gold running along the ceiling, gold wrapped around pillars that were probably already expensive before someone decided they needed more drama. Chandeliers hung from every angle, raining warm light over the ballroom like the whole place had been dipped in melted wealth.It looked like some rich, snobby man had sneezed pure gold all over the building.The place was extravagant.It was gorgeous.It was way too much.I adjusted my jacket slightly, suddenly aware of every thread on me, of how borrowed and temporary all of this felt.Vanessa glanced at me and smirked.“Calm down,” she said, smoothing her dress as if she walked through places like this every day. “Yes, people here are wealthy. Yes, they’re important. And yes, most of them are assholes.”I snorted softly. “Yeah? I’d love to be a rich, wealthy asshole.”“Oh please,” she said,
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