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Charlee paused. The De Tit ruby was the club's soul — a fist-sized stone bolted beneath the bar, said to bleed light when a true confession was spoken. Belle had been whispering to it for three nights in a row.

Chase set the violin case on the table. "You know why I'm here."

The room went silent. The jazz band stumbled. The ruby flickered once, then dimmed. charlee chase belle de tit

The speakeasy was called De Tit — a name no one could quite translate, but everyone felt in their bones. It sat beneath a forgotten laundry mat, its entrance a sliding brick disguised as a mailbox. Inside, the air was thick with cigar smoke and the smell of honeysuckle perfume.

Charlee closed the case and handed it to Belle. "Get out. Both of you. Take the fight somewhere else." Charlee paused

ran the door. She wasn't big, but she had eyes like a hawk and a scar on her knuckle that read like a memoir. She wore a crimson vest and no shirt beneath, her silver whistle resting against her collarbone. Tonight, she was looking for one person.

Charlee watched them for a long moment, then returned to the door, adjusting her vest. She smiled to herself, blew her silver whistle once — the signal that the night was finally, strangely, at peace. Chase set the violin case on the table

Chase stepped back. "You're... my sister."