Fashion Auction

Gravel crunched under designer leather shoes. Declan blocked the path to the front door of the Croft estate, waving a sleek, black envelope stamped with heavy gold foil. The afternoon sun caught the metallic crest, a glaring symbol of unreachable prestige.

"Not interested," Cora said, her tone flat. She did not break her stride, her posture relaxed but unyielding.

Vera Luxe was the crown jewel o