I had almost given up, the double betrayal hitting harder than I thought it would, but Victoria didn't. The bouncers weren't able to even lay a hand on me as she stared them down. Friend or not, Victoria Winters was a famous fashion designer, some of the guests here were her clients and she wielded far more power than her sharp mouth let on.
Her staredown gave me enough time to get myself together and I faced the duo again. Raising a hand, the entire room went silent and even the Bouncers paused. The only sound was the clanging of my cane.
“Sick? Confused? Maybe I am Luke.” I said as I took a step forward to match Victoria. I could see Luke's smug look wilting into confusion but I just continued. “After all you left me in a pool of my own blood while you went to Chloe's promotion. You ev
