The Plaza Hotel ballroom glittered like a gilded cage.I stood at the top of the grand staircase in a custom Vera Wang mermaid gown—onyx silk so tight it felt like a second skin, the slit up my thigh revealing the dagger strapped to my leg. My father’s diamond choker weighed heavy around my throat, its hidden microphone transmitting every word to his security team."Smile, little star." Daniel’s hand pressed against my lower back, steering me toward the champagne tower. "The cameras love a reluctant heiress."Flashbulbs exploded. Across the room, Omega held court in a blood-red Valentino, her golden eyes tracking my every move. She’d spent the past week adjusting to my new role—leaving dead roses on my pillow, switching my birth control pills for sugar tablets, whispering in Jeff’s ear when she thought I wasn’t looking.Speaking of traitors.Jeff stood rigid by the ballroom’s service entrance, his tuxedo masking the bandages beneath. Daniel had allowed him to stay as my head of securi
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