The Casino de Monte-Carlo rose above the Mediterranean like a gilded palace of sin, its Belle Époque facade illuminated by floodlights that turned the fountains into cascading streams of molten gold. Bentleys, Bugattis, and armored Maybachs lined the Place du Casino as Europe’s financial apex predators, Saudi oil princes, and Russian oligarchs gathered for the secretive midnight auction in the private Salle Médecin. Isla walked into the grand salon on…
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