A Table She Never Planned to Share

feel surrounded by beauty, even if it was borrowed.

She gazed up at the chandeliers like they were constellations.

Across the room, a restaurant manager leaned toward Alara, lowering his voice.

“That table shouldn’t be occupied by them,” he said with a polite smile that did not reach his eyes. “We can move them if you prefer.”

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