The sheer, unbridled arrogance radiating from Ace Kane was something Kaitlyn found almost impossible to process. In her world, the gilded cages of The Capital, there was a specific etiquette to power—a subtle dance of veiled threats and mutual respect between dynasties. But this man, this "trash" as she had labeled him, seemed to operate entirely outside the laws of social gravity. To her, he wasn't just being brave; he was exhibiting a suicidal level of overconfidence. She watched him with a mixture of trembling fury and a dark, twisted anticipation, her fingers digging into the leather of her designer clutch until the stitching groaned.
"You really think you're going to walk out of here, don't you?" Kaitlyn hissed, her voice vibrating with a manic edge. "Fine. If you’re so eager to thro
