The Rooster Exile

Vaughan didn't say a word, but everyone around him could sense his mood had dipped even further.

Those present in the private lounge weren't your average party crowd—they were the polished, socially adept elites of Valmont City.

In a place where status was measured both by wealth and age, this group skewed older and calmer than the usual noisy bunch surrounding someone like Declan.

If he had been