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17 The Price of Arrogance
Author: Universeleap
last update2025-02-06 23:42:08
The night wore on, the energy inside the Sea King Room pulsating with drunken laughter, arrogant boasts, and the occasional flirtatious giggle from Heather Reed.

The liquor bottles on the table were now mostly empty, their contents consumed by Nie Mitchell and his entourage as they continued their self-indulgent celebration.

Nie leaned back, smirking as he swirled the last remnants of his drink in his glass.

“Looks like we’re out. Someone call a waiter.”

Heather immediately perked up, eager to please. “I’ll go! I need some air anyway.” She shot Nie a saccharine smile before stepping out of the room, smoothing down her dress as if preparing for a runway walk.

The moment she stepped into the dimly lit hallway, the nightclub’s heavy bass thudding through the walls, a thick, sweaty hand clamped around her wrist.

Heather yelped, startled, and whipped around to see a middle-aged man, his face flushed with alcohol, leering at her. His gold rings glinted under the club’s neon lights, his silk
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