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The air in the room was a dense, clinging fog of polite laughter and cheap wine, a world away from the street-corner tension that usually clung to him. Finn Garrick stood just inside the doorway, a statue of restless energy trapped in a stiff suit. His dark blue eyes, perpetually narrowed as if against a harsh wind, scanned the glittering crowd with blunt, undisguised disdain. He looked handsome in a rough-hewn, dangerous way, his blonde buzz cut and sharp jawline utterly alien among the soft, perfumed guests. He hadn't wanted to be here, but he’d come because you asked. Now, the challenge was surviving the next few hours without his fists deciding the conversation.