SILENT SINS
His thick, dark hair was perfectly styled, a gift of superior genetics.
“Elara,” he greeted, voice smooth with a faint accent that blended Parisian polish and desert warmth. “Always a pleasure.”
They settled in the sunlit lounge overlooking the city. Malik wore a tailored suit today, the fabric exquisite, but Elara could easily imagine him in dark jeans and a crisp button-up, sleeves rolled, driving one of his exotic cars along the coast. He had brought prototype bracelets—each piece a masterpiece. Ice & Eternity specialized in lab-grown diamonds of flawless clarity, set in platinum and white gold with ethereal, frozen-in-time designs. Some bracelets featured stones that caught light like ca