His Safe Heaven
The Horizon Gala was being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the street outside was a chaotic sea of flashing strobes, shouting voices, and idling luxury vehicles. The rain from the previous weeks had left the air crisp and clear, making the brilliant white searchlights dancing against the limestone facade of the building look sharp enough to cut the night sky.
Inside the warmth of the limousine, Vennessa felt the familiar, cold knot of anxiety tighten in her stomach. She could see the crowd of reporters pressed against the velvet ropes, their lenses glinting like predatory eyes in the dark.
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