Chapter 2 - The Uninvited GuestSecurity guards rushed forward immediately, converging on the stranger.
"Sir, this is a private, invitation-only event," the head of security barked, reaching out to grab the young man's shoulder.
The stranger didn't flinch. With a single, fluid motion, he sidestepped the guard's grip, twisting his arm behind his back with practiced, effortless precision before releasing him. The guard stumbled backward, gasping in shock.
"Tell Julian his blood brother is here," the stranger said, his voice deep, calm, and carrying effortlessly across the silent ballroom.
Julian’s glass froze halfway to his mouth. Color drained rapidly from Eleanor Sterling’s face as she dropped her champagne flute, the crystal shattering into a thousand pieces against the marble floor.
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"Who... who let you in?" Eleanor stammered, stepping back in absolute horror.
The young man stepped forward into the light of the chandelier. "Hello, Mother. Did you really think you could bury the past and pretend I never existed?"
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