~MARCUS ~ I watched her for a beat longer, the way her fingers traced the rim of her glass without lifting it to her lips. The air between us hummed like a wire pulled taut. I slid off my stool, the wood scraping under my boots, and closed the distance. Two stools became one, then none. I leaned in, close enough to catch the faint scent of her skin, something clean and sharp cutting through the bar's stale smoke. "Waiting for someone?" I murmured, voice low to match the dim light. Her eyes flicked to mine then, dark and steady, no flicker of surprise. "Maybe. Or maybe I'm just here for the view." I smirked, pulling a wad of bills from my jacket pocket—crisp hundreds, enough to buy silence or loyalty, depending on the night. I set them on the counter between us, not pushing, just letting them sit like an offer. "This could make the view better. Private room's in the back." She glanced at the cash, then back at me, her lips curving just enough to show she understood th
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