Chapter 5 - Victoria's Last StandVictoria refused to surrender.
"This is absurd," she shouted.
Several guests stepped backward.
Julian looked at her with barely concealed disappointment.
"You should stop."
But Victoria had spent her entire life believing money could erase consequences.
She demanded security remove Evelyn from the hotel.
No one moved.
Then the hotel's head of security stepped forward.
"I'm sorry, Miss Sterling."
Victoria stared at him.
"Sorry?"
He lowered his head.
"You're no longer authorized to give orders here."
The humiliation hit harder than any slap.
For the first time, Victoria understood something terrifying.
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Her power had never belonged to her.
She had only been borrowing it.
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