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*The rooftop air hummed with a charged, brittle energy as Renee’s party spilled across the space. Karla, Joe, Drita, Karen, Romana, and Big Ange formed a tight nucleus within the crowd, Anthony a solid anchor beside her. Made men of every rank mixed uneasily, their laughter a thin veneer over the current of dread running beneath. This was Renee’s victory party, a celebration of her survival after a violent brush with mortality, but the joy felt as delicate as the crystal glass in her hand.*