Chapter 2-2

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“We’re here, sir,” said Aaron. The mammoth body guard sat on the bench seat in the limousine across from Lucian. “Yes,” Lucian said, adjusting a pearl cufflink. “I see that.” “Door,” said Cale, the other member of Lucian’s security detail that accompanied him to public functions. It was a habit he’d learned from Hendrick. When one grew up worried about getting kidnapped or shot at because one had the misfortune of being a long-standing mob-connected mayor’s son, self-preservation ceased to look like overkill. Cale got out of the vehicle and walked around to the other side to clear a path for Aaron and Lucian. “When you’re ready, sir,” Aaron said. Lucian made a non-committal noise and eyed the red carpet leading to the grand front entrance of the Palace. It was one of the city’s oldest

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