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"HOW DARE YOU!" a loud and familiar masculine voice rang out, cutting through the noise, making the entire hall fall into an immediate and shocked silence. Conversations halted mid-sentence, glasses stopped clinking, and every head turned toward the entrance in stunned disbelief.
Shane Collens strode into the hall like a king descending upon his subjects, his every step a calculated display of power. The weight of his presence was almost suffocating, commanding the attention of every person in the room. The mere sound of his voice had electrified the atmosphere, sending waves of astonishment and awe through the crowd. Whispers started, then hushed as quickly as they had begun. Nobody dared speak too loudly in the presence of such authority.
