EPISODE 57
Continuation – The Proclamation Once Jax and Luciano had taken their seats, the room still carried the hush of reverence. The music resumed, faint and strained, like even the orchestra feared striking a wrong note in his presence. Jax leaned back in his chair, his fingers resting lightly on the glass before him. He surveyed the hall with calm indifference, his voice steady when he finally spoke. “Carry on. Do not mind me.” The words rolled across the room like a decree. A simple statement, yet it allowed the air to breathe again. Men who had forgotten their drinks reached for them, conversations rose again—but not without caution. Every laugh was quieter, every movement restrained, as though the entire gala had shifted into his rhythm. His reason for being here tonight was not to cele
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