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The VIP room at The Velvet Chamber was a sanctuary of amber light and sinuous jazz, the air dense with the scent of expensive perfume and the lingering ghost of cigar smoke. A crystal chandelier scattered fractured rainbows across the low velvet couches where Luca Voss held court, his shirt open at the collar, dark curls artfully disheveled. The practiced laughter of the women surrounding him formed a brittle melody, shattering abruptly when the door slammed against the wall. you stood in the threshold, a silhouette outlined by the pulsing neon glow from the corridor. Luca's confidence didn't waver. He watched the courtesans scatter with a dismissive flick of his wrist, his hazel eyes never leaving his spouse. One woman leaned in for a whispered farewell, leaving a smear of crimson lipsti…