The Gala at the End of the Night
Marcus adjusted his fedora, the brim catching the hotel ballroom's unforgiving fluorescence. He hadn't worn a hat since his father's funeral, but something about tonight's gala fel...
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Marcus adjusted his fedora, the brim catching the hotel ballroom's unforgiving fluorescence. He hadn't worn a hat since his father's funeral, but something about tonight's gala fel...
Elena found the hat in his closet three months after the funeralโa tweed flat cap she'd never seen him wear. The dog, Barnaby, sniffed it with sudden interest, tail thumping agains...
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