Chapter 384

Valeria’s POV

The night air felt different the moment I stepped out of the taxi.

Cooler. Sharper. Almost electric.

I paid the driver with trembling fingers, barely hearing his “Thank you, madam,” as he drove off, leaving me standing alone at the edge of a world that felt far too grand for someone like me.

Before me stood the venue, a massive glass building drenched in golden light, its entrance fr