[CARLTON’S POV] The night air hits my skin like a caress, cool and crisp and carrying the scent of the city: exhaust and flowers and something indefinably Fijidale that I've learned to love despite myself. Tristan's hand finds the small of my back as we step out of the car, and the touch is possessive without being aggressive, claiming without being violent. For once. The restaurant is exquisite in a way that screams old money and careful cultivation. Soft golden light spills from the windows, and I can see couples seated together, their heads bent close, their hands intertwined across white tablecloth. The kind of place where people come to celebrate love rather than conduct business or extract vengeance. I glance at Tristan, and he's dressed in an Armani suit, his jaw dusted with stubble that makes him look simultaneously dangerous and tragically beautiful. His one good eye, that molten gold that can turn from gentle to lethal in a heartbeat, catches the light as he surveys t
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