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****ALEXANDER'S**** “Look who it is,” Raphael muttered, subtly tilting his head toward the direction I was meant to look. I followed his gaze—and immediately scowled. Declan. The idiot strutted toward me with his little posse trailing behind him. The women were barely dressed, leaving nothing to the imagination, and his men… well, they looked just as useless as ever. “Antonio,” he sneered, eyeing me without a shred of respect. “Watch your tone, Declan,” I growled. Behind me, Sergio and my guards shifted slightly, ready—but I didn’t need them. I could take him apart in seconds. Declan swallowed. He tried to hide it, but I saw it. Fear. A chuckle slipped past my lips. “I think you’re forgetting something,” I said, stepping closer, my voice low and dangerous. “I can do whatever I want. And you really don’t want me teaching you a lesson.” From the corner of my eye, I caught Raphael smirking. A crowd had already begun to gather, no doubt expecting a fight. They weren’t getting on

***EMILY**“Nice meeting you again, Emily. Would you mind if I steal your friend for a bit?” Haze asked.“Of course not,” I replied.“No! No—I can’t leave her alone; it’s her first time here,” Lexi cut in quickly, as if she’d just snapped out of whatever spell Haze had her under“Lexi, I’ll be fine,” I assured her.“You sure?” she asked, though she looked like she was dying to be alone with her.“Yeah,” I said, rolling my eyesI watched them walk off together, but that intense feeling of being watched still lingered. I glanced around again—everyone seemed busy with their own conversations.“Hey, Emily, right?”“Yeah… hmm,” I said, trying to place his name.“Joseph,” he reminded me. “Right, Joseph. Sorry—I’m terrible with names.”“No problem, Princess.” His gaze dragged over me slowly, unapologetically. “How's your night going? Let me buy you a drink.”“I’m good, thanks,” I said quickly. There was something about the way he looked at me—it made my skin crawl, as if he we