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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 6

A Touch of Poison

Lethal Rivalry · Scarlett Brooks · 6 min read

The Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna was a glittering, jaw-dropping temple of Habsburg dynasty opulence on the night of the Winter Opera Gala. Towering white marble colonnades were illuminated by thousands of golden chandeliers, reflecting across polished parquetry floors where three hundred European ambassadors, defense ministers, and industrial tycoons mingled in bespoke white tie and couture evening gowns. An eighty-piece orchestra was performing Johann Strauss's *The Blue Danube* on a…

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