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"Welcome, everyone," a tall, dark-haired man said from the front of the room His voice was heavily accented and charismatic, and I stared at him in wonder Who was this man who seemed to command the attention of everyone in the room?

"Who is that?" I asked Xavier curiously and he smiled at my dazed expression

"Prince Stephan of Germany"

"Germany?" I said, surprised "Really?"

"Not everyone in Germany is blond," Xavier said with a smirk

"That wasn’t why I was surprised I didn’t even know they had a royal fa You’re Alared at hirinned "Now pay attention Stephan’s talk isn’t to be missed" His eyes narrowed and he looked back to the front of the room

"Whatever" I turned away froe in front of me He was handsoood looks, and uish than Xavier He looked like a Hollywood hunk, a rebel, a man who could colad that everyone could join us this weekend" He looked out at the croith a wide, genuine s, and for a second his eyessmile, and I responded back automatically In that moment I felt like ere the only two people in the roos me joy to see so many beautiful wo

"I see my dear Lola isn’t turned off by flattery," Xavier said in a dry voice, and I looked over at hi but hu specifically to iven myself away Yes, I loved Xavier, but I wasn’t iht" Xavier nodded "His comment was directed to me and not to you"

"To you?" I frowned in confusion

"It was a challenge" His eyes looked thoughtful

"A challenge?"

"Do you knoho runs the world?" Xavier asked me, his eyes serious

"The presidents of the Western world?"

"No" He had a wry seable TheyWe run the world The men in this room run the world"

"Oh" I waited for hi

"And do you knohat runs the world?" he whispered as Stephan continued to talk at the front of the room

"No, what?" I shook my head

"It’s not money It’s not power It’s not sex There is no power of the pussy" He grinned and then looked doard h pussy has a lot of power"