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 within

Estelle remained silent.

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1894/1896

Citadel was an old soul, boasting

and modern skyscrapers, like a trendy

a classic aristocratic prince. It appeared mismatched at

they lived together in harmonious

with shops owned by immigrants, where both

as common as the homegrown

through the exotic streets, finally pulling up outside

out of place in the daylight. Women in

already soliciting business outside.

in, signaling for

was like entering another world. People crowded

tables placing bets amid a

dancers clung to patrons, their revealing

of heavy metal music was deafening, and

excesses of a hedonistic midnight

were

feet, hurling themselves at the man

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