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I shrugged and turned to leave. Just then, a group of men in sharp suits rushed down the hallway. As they passed me, one doubled back. “Excuse me, have you seen a guy in a white T–shirt come this way?”

My pulse spiked. The way they carried themselves screamed trouble.

Thinking of the tipsy boy from earlier, I lied, “Yeah, I think he went that way.” The men immediately halted, then stormed off in the direction I’d pointed.

A low chuckle sounded behind me. “Thanks. You’re the best.”

I turned to see the boy stepping out from behind a pillar and frowned. “Are they after you? Why aren’t you running?”

Leaning lazily against the pillar, he smirked. “They are after me. But I don’t need to run.”

Youth really was wasted on the reckless. Facing capture, he still looked utterly confident. “Well, good luck not getting caught,” I said dryly before walking away.

By the time I returned to the private dining room, Jared was still holding his liquor–impressive, given how much he’d drunk.

“We’re heading to John’s place. Let’s go.” Jared braced himself against the table and stood, only to sway dangerously before slumping against me. “Victoria, help me out.”

barely resisted rolling my eyes in front of everyone and half–dragged him out. We slid into a car, Jared still clinging to

villa was a testament to his wealth in this ridiculously expensive city. When we arrived, the Holcombs were already there, including Quinn, who hadn’t shown up at dinner

always been close, being around the same age. Now, they were sprawled

second she spotted us, Quinn bounded over, but only to Jared. “Jared! Finally. Fiona and I are hitting the

“You get an

give me more, I’ll just…” She smirked. “Find a boyfriend

her reputation. And Jared, as always, fell for

made a call. Moments later, Quinn’s account balance jumped enough to make

a grimace. “Don’t

to notice me, flashing a saccharine smile. “Oh, Victoria. Didn’t expect you here.

“You must be imagining

doesn’t look that way. Feeling a little threatened?” she

where she

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