Warren’s POVThe mirror reflected a man who had finally bent destiny to his own will. I adjusted the lapels of my impeccably cut jacket, feeling the texture of the superfine wool beneath my fingers. The day I had architected with a watchmaker’s precision had finally dawned. Outside, a clear sky glowed with a blue so perfect it felt almost insulting, as if the universe itself recognized me as the absolute protagonist of this date.I brought the crystal bottle to my nose and let the sweet, woody scent of the perfume envelop me. It was the fragrance of victory. As I splashed the liquid onto my neck and wrists, an unusual sense of stillness took hold of me. Incredibly, nothing abnormal had crossed my path. No stock market crisis, no last-minute scandal, no ghosts jumping out of the closet.My thoughts, however, drifted to the shadows I had left behind. I hadn’t heard from Nora in weeks. She had simply evaporated. The apartment I maintained for her sat empty; my messages didn’t go through,
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