Author’s POV
A single sentence was all it took. Everyone whipped their heads in the direction of the next vehicle.
“My God, it’s really him. That’s the Bugatti Centodieci. So rare. There are only ten in this world! That’s one of them!”
“He almost never drives it. And the base price? Eight million. Word around town is that Alpha’s Jake’s custom spec tops twelve.”
“In the past seven years, Jake has only attended three of these galas. The rest? He simply sends proxies to bid for him. Recently. He hasn’t even made an appearance at all.”
“That’s hardly surprising. Stoneclaw Group’s charitable foundation? It’s in the lead in the sector. Alpha Jake never half-asses anything.”
“So why is he here tonight?”
“Wait a minute. Is that Adrienne with him?”
“Impossible. Luna Angela and he are still
