My Pain, his gain
"Jose, it's nearly midnight. I have an early shift tomorrow—"
"Twenty-nine minutes, Brandy," he interrupted, and then the line went dead.
Brandy sat in the dark for a moment, her heart racing. *You come when I call.* The condition of her freedom was a chain that could be jerked at any time. She threw on a simple black dress, applied a quick layer of lipstick to mask her pale face, and hurried out the door.
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### The Sapphire Club
The Sapphire Club was the pinnacle of Elite City’s nightlife—a place where the powerful came to disappear and the desperate came to be seen. The air inside was thick with the scent of expensive perfume, tobacco, and the electric hum of hidden agendas.
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