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Alec
I wait stage right. From this spot, the audience and cameras can’t see me, yet I can view everything that happens on stage. Basically, my role is to stand here until I’m called to choose Ivy Cynder.
No matter what, that isn’t happening. I just hope to live through the process. If I’m caught again, there’s no way Legend will fail at his next mind vise.
Tonight simply must work.
My thoughts roll back to the day Legend walked through his vision for the final L Center. To his credit, the place looks exactly like what he described. There’s a winding staircase that loops down to center stage. That’s where Charles stands. He still wears his Versailles gear, by the way. The press loves it.
On stage left, the Queen of Hearts sits atop a small throne. She does not look pleased. On the
