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Lethal Rivalry
  1. 1. The Geneva Ambush
  2. 2. The Scent of Cordite
  3. 3. The Cross-Border Exfiltration
  4. 4. The Vienna Safehouse 🔒
  5. 5. The Fake Marriage Protocol 🔒
  6. 6. A Touch of Poison 🔒
  7. 7. Balcony Crossfire 🔒
  8. 8. Wounds and Whiskey 🔒
  9. 9. The First Surrender 🔒
  10. 10. Morning Whispers 🔒
  11. 11. The Zurich Depository 🔒
  12. 12. Rooftop Extraction 🔒
  13. 13. Alpine Chalet Haven 🔒
  14. 14. Carnal Consecration 🔒
  15. 15. The Black Market of Prague 🔒
  16. 16. The Masquerade at Charles Bridge 🔒
  17. 17. Severing the Nerve 🔒
  18. 18. The Trap Springs 🔒
  19. 19. Safehouse in the Mist 🔒
  20. 20. The Interrogation 🔒
  21. 21. A Vow in the Dark 🔒
  22. 22. The Monte Carlo Infiltration 🔒
  23. 23. The High-Roller Gambit 🔒
  24. 24. The Superyacht Assault 🔒
  25. 25. Showdown on the Helipad 🔒
  26. 26. The Truth Broadcast 🔒
  27. 27. The Merger of Empires 🔒
  28. 28. A Proposal in Monaco 🔒
  29. 29. Nuptials on Lake Como 🔒
  30. 30. Consummation on the Water 🔒
  31. 31. The Paris Headquarters 🔒
  32. 32. A Positive Test 🔒
  33. 33. The Tactical Father 🔒
  34. 34. The Birth of Leo Hunt 🔒
  35. 35. Lethal Legacy: The Eternal Game 🔒

Chapter 23

The High-Roller Gambit

Lethal Rivalry · Scarlett Brooks · 6 min read

The private Salon Privé of the Casino de Monte-Carlo was a temple of Belle Époque extravagance, with gilded frescoes, towering stained-glass skylights, and crystal chandeliers that scattered prisms of light across the green baize of the baccarat tables. Here, Saudi princes, American tech billionaires, and European industrialists wagered millions of euros on the turn of a single card under the discreet gaze of armed Monegasque private guards. At eleven o'clock…

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