Preston violently kicked her leg out from under her, sending the elderly woman crashing heavily onto the cold floor.
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Chapter 1
The grand ballroom of the Ashford estate was a breathtaking masterpiece of wealth and power, illuminated by the warm, flickering glow of tall, ornate candle stands. It was the night of the annual family gala, an event where the city’s elite and the most powerful figures of the underworld gathered under one roof. The air was thick with the scent of expensive perfume, cigar smoke, and the subtle, metallic tang of unsaid threats. The room was surrounded by a long, gleaming silver banquet
