The room pulsed with danger and desire. Velvet curtains cloaked the walls, trapping in the musk of cigar smoke, cologne, and something more primal. Rows of men lounged in plush leather chairs, their faces hidden behind ornate masks—foxes, wolves, ravens—each more grotesque or regal than the last. Crystal glasses clinked as they sipped aged scotch, waiting. Watching. Ready.The stage sat in the center like an altar. Bathed in a single spotlight, it was empty… for now.Behind that stage, in a cold back room surrounded by bodyguards and silence, she stood barefoot and trembling in white lace. Thin fabric clung to her curves, translucent under the glare of a single lightbulb. Her wrists bore faint red marks from the earlier restraints, and her lips, glossed and parted, whispered prayers to a god she no longer believed in.This wasn’t how she thought it would end.She never meant to end up here.But fate had a cruel sense of humor. One bad decision. One wrong man. One debt too steep to pay
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