Lee grinned and raised his glass of champagne. “To a night out with royalty,” he toasted.“Kings and queens,” Jared added, already a little loose as he clinked flutes with him.Bri and Lucas turned away from the toast, both peering out the private jet window. “There,” Lucas said, tapping the glass, “that’s where the stadium’s going.”Bri nodded without really seeing it. Her eyes flicked across the skyline, then down at her phone. A small, unreadable smile ghosted her lips.Lee dropped into the leather seat beside them. “You two know you’re missing the party, right? The bubbly is flowing and Jared’s on his third champagne flirt.”Lucas chuckled but kept looking out. “I’m scouting future landmarks. Bri’s teaching me to think like an empire builder.”Bri didn’t respond. She was already texting someone with rapid thumbs and a strangely tender focus. Not businesslike. Not detached. Intimate.Lee watched her a beat too long, the sound of laughter and clinking glasses fading behind the quiet
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