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The slim phone was slid back into the delicate clutch at the sight of the familiar brunette hair. “You’re late.” Serena stated with a frown. Was this going to be like years ago when Lukas would occasionally ask her to look after his siblings? Laken was only two years younger than Serena and had always gotten offended when her brother would dare to do such a thing. Tonight she was sure Laken would absolutely see this as Serena babysitting her. Instead this was for everyone’s protection. The masquerade might be shown to the public as a ball for Arthur who hoped to be mayor. But she knew the guest list included Scarlet Syndicate members as well as innocent neutral citizens. How she hoped that the Syndicate had enough morals to not set off a trap when innocent bystanders could be hurt.