Masked Desires
It was the sort of place where secrets could be exchanged over espresso without ever being noticed—private booths, shadowed corners, and staff trained not to see too much.
Marlena Lockwood sat in the farthest booth, back straight, spine taut, and lips pursed with the kind of practiced poise only decades of high society could mold. Across from her sat a man in his late forties, silver streaking his neatly combed hair, a plain black folder clutched in his hand like a loaded weapon.
“Let’s be clear, Mr. Brandt,” she said, voice cold as the rain outside. “I didn’t pay for gossip or speculation. I want verifiable truth.”
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