Lower Manhattan. Freezing rain lashed against the bulletproof glass.A convoy of black Rolls-Royce Phantoms tore through the storm, skidding to a stop outside the Empire State Building’s top-floor banquet hall.Inside, darkness. The partition rose.Alexander’s thick neck bore the restless dark-gold veins that curled beneath the skin, twitching like a living threat.Vivienne leaned back against the leather chair, eyelids lowered.Her bare left hand lifted, cold and pale, pressing against his throbbing carotid.Fingertips traced the tense veins downward, pressing hard.Heat collided with ice.The living vines shrank instantly, retreating deep into the recesses of his tailored suit.He swallowed heavily, every breath measured.He did not dare look up.He let her control him.The car door opened.High boots splashed through puddled reflections.The two-meter-tall male frame, draped in a dark-patterned bespoke suit, pressed the fragile woman close, shielding her completely.Media flashes c
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