DomThe Vegas Den didn't smell like the expensive air of a palace. It smelled like damp concrete, old oil, and the copper tang of blood. Deep in the sub-basement, far below the thumping bass of the club, the air was still and heavy. It was a tomb for secrets, and tonight, it was holding one that smelled like treason.I stood in the shadows, my black shirt still carrying the faint, lingering scent of the boutique.Rocco stepped out of the flickering light, his face a mask of grim satisfaction."Boss. He’s in the chair. He’s been a bit difficult, but we broke the surface."I walked forward, the heels of my boots thumping rhythmically against the floor. The single overhead bulb swayed, casting long, jagged shadows across the room.There, right in the middle of the room, a man was tied to a heavy wooden chair. His face was a map of purple bruises and dried, crusty blood. His head hung low, his chin resting on his chest, his breathing ragged and barely there.It was unmistakably the same m
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