"I'm not here to buy," Lolita said, her voice steadier than she felt. "I'm here to reclaim."

The rain had just stopped over the city, leaving the pavements of the West Quarter slick and reflective, like mirrors preparing for a show. For years, this part of town had been a grayscale sketch of empty warehouses and silent loading docks. But tonight, under the glow of neon vertebrae stretching into the sky, it was something else entirely.

"New beginnings, Lolita," she whispered, the words tasting like copper and adrenaline.

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