Chapter 5 : Max's ReckoningThe days after that night with Davina, Emmy, and Sofia felt unusually quiet. Max, who had always found noise comforting club beats, laughter, flirtation now found himself sitting still, thinking.He couldn’t name the feeling at first. It wasn’t guilt, nor was it regret. It was something slower, heavier: the sense that maybe, just maybe, he wanted more than stories and one-night memories.That’s when Mia called.He had met her a few months earlier at a private rooftop event. Older, elegant, commanding in presence. She was a mystery wrapped in silk and red lipstick, and Max had been drawn in like a moth to flame. Their chemistry had been immediate. Their nights together, luxurious.But Mia came with rules to Max, no questions, no expectations, and no entanglements.She called him again one evening and invited him over. He went without hesitation, but this time, something felt different. She poured him a glass of whiskey, sat closer than usual, and looked at h
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