Estelle frowned, “Why on earth should I tag along with you?”

“To keep me safe, of course.” the man said as if it was the most obvious thing

in the world. “I’m giving you a lift in my car, you look out for me, and we’ll call

it even.”

“I can pay you,” Estelle offered.

The man burst into laughter. “Miss, do I look like I’m ferrying folks around for

cash?”

Her gaze was icy as she retorted, “I said I would pay the fare from the getgo.”

“Fare can be anything, even a favor like keeping me company,” the man

teased, his eyes dancing with mischief. “You wouldn’t be trying to skip out on

a deal, now would you?”

“What do you want me to do?” Estelle asked, her voice cool and collected.

“Relax, just watch my back,” he replied with a playful lift of his eyebrow. “I’m

that’s well

Estelle remained silent.

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was an old soul, boasting two centuries of

ancient castles and modern skyscrapers, like

married to a classic aristocratic prince. It

but somehow, they lived together in

lined with shops owned

as

exotic streets,

the daylight. Women in scanty

already soliciting business outside.

in, signaling for Estelle to

bar was like entering another world. People crowded

placing bets amid a

Masked dancers clung to patrons, their revealing outfits leaving

of heavy metal music

excesses of a hedonistic

private room, they were greeted by

hurling themselves at the man with cries

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