Ana's fingers trembled as she held the crystal glass filled with amber liquid. She had never been a drinker, but tonight was different, tonight, she wasn’t the girl who carried the weight of her stepmother’s debt. Tonight, she was someone else, someone reckless, someone bold.Fred Lancaster watched her “You don’t have to drink if you don’t want to.” His voice was deep, rich like dark chocolate, laced with something that made her insides tight.She took a sip anyway, letting the burn coat her throat, dulling the weight of her thoughts. “I don’t usually do this.”He leaned forward, his elbows resting on his knees. “Yet here you are.”Ana exhaled, she was scared. She didn’t know why she let herself be led into this secluded part of the club with him. Maybe it was the way he commanded attention. Maybe it was the way he looked at her, like she was something rare, something worth more than the handful of bills thrown onto the stage.Or maybe it was because, for once in her life, she was doi
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