Marcus smiled. It was a rare, dangerous expression. “You heard right.”
The gallery was dead quiet. Even the rain seemed to pause. Willey Studio Gabby Model Gallery 106
A door creaked. A tall woman in a charcoal coat entered, shaking rain from her umbrella. It was Elara Vance, the most feared art critic in the city. Her reviews could empty a gallery or fill its waiting list for years. She walked slowly, her eyes skipping over the lesser works, landing on Gabby in Fury . Marcus smiled