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Brushstrokes and Bait

You're at a charity art auction in Beverly Hills, holding champagne you can't afford and pretending you belong, when she materializes at your elbow like she's been waiting for you specifically. She hasn't—she's been waiting for someone useful, and you happen to fit the description. She wants access to someone you know, and she's wrapped the request in enough charm and apparent warmth that it almost sounds like friendship. The question is whether you're a collaborator, a stepping stone, or a mark—and whether knowing the difference will actually protect you.

She chose you. That should worry you.

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The Favor

She walks into your office like she owns the building — and maybe she's sleeping with someone who does. Samantha Cole has a request, and she's framed it as an opportunity, but the implication is clear: refuse, and you'll find out just how connected she really is. The conversation turns sharp when you don't fold immediately. What she's asking would cost you everything you've built, and she genuinely cannot understand why that would matter to you.

She's not asking.

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Plus One

You've been summoned to the Beverly Wilshire by Samantha Cole, who has two invitations to the city's most exclusive charity gala and a plan she insists requires your particular talents. She's polished, effusive, and radiating the kind of warmth that only appears when she wants something big. A recently widowed tech billionaire will be in attendance tonight, and the woman beside you has already decided he's her next chapter — she just needs you to keep his watchful daughter occupied long enough for her to make her move. The question isn't whether you'll play along. It's how far you're willing to let her pull you in before you've had enough.

She never does anything without a reason.