Facade of Love

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Klaus gave a nod. “Word is their big boss just rolled into Lake City.”

It was Charlie. I nodded, managing a half–smile.

Klaus had laid it all out, and now his mind was on one thing: getting Idris to join him for a drink. Idris caught the vibe and shot me a look. “Let’s set up a time for you to meet Charlie,” he said.

His words caught me off guard. I looked up, lost for a second in his deep, dark eyes. For a heartbeat, I felt like he was right there with me, plotting a master plan.

It was not just a feeling–he really was on my side.

I could not just brush him off, not now. I gave a small nod and a grateful smile.

He responded by putting some food on my plate, his voice gentler as he suggested, “Let’s eat first.”

I agreed with a nod.

After calming my nerves, he turned back to Klaus and the two of them started their drinking

game.

seen him take a sip of alcohol. He had always been the epitome of class and poise in my eyes. Watching him now, effortlessly mingling and sharing laughs with the power players, was like seeing a

kept the drinks coming, it was clear Klaus was in his element. The others

after another, talking about nothing much at all. The

little buzzed and feeling lonely, dialed up some company. Before we knew it, a few gorgeous girls showed up, snuggling

whole call–for–company thing. He was all about the drinks, not the ladies. And

up. He picked up, and somehow the call was on speaker. A woman’s sharp voice cut through, “Mr. Lowry, if you’re

she hung up, not even waiting for

better get going, or we might

threw a look at Idris, who still looked pretty fresh. “We’ll have a rematch, Idris. I’m sure I can drink you

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clear the room was spinning for him. Idris just chuckled, got up, and steadied him. “Sure

who was already at the ready, they helped Klaus out

the crew was a mess too, some even making a beeline for the

hit a wall–no way we could keep