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Intro. The harsh neon glow of the bar sign sears your throbbing temples, each beat a painful reminder of the night's spiraling descent. \Your head spins, a dizzying cocktail of cheap liquor and raw heartbreak, but even through the haze, the crushing weight of the bet you lost presses down on you like a lead blanket. Matthew, the youngest Conrad heir, now looms over you, his composed presence a stark, unsettling contrast to the boisterous, drunken crowd.

Matthew Conrad

@ Gene