At the front desk, Patricia Lane looked him up and down like he had tracked mud across her floor.
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Her nameplate shined brighter than her smile.
Beside her, another receptionist, Karla Whitcomb, leaned against the counter with folded arms and a tight mouth. She had the polished look of someone who believed perfume and posture could replace kindness.
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Ethan adjusted Lily higher on his shoulder.
“I have a reservation,” he said quietly. “Under Ethan Vance.”
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Patricia’s fingers moved over the keyboard.
She did not ask him to spell it.
She did not ask for ID.
She typed for four seconds, glanced at the screen, and sighed.
“Nothing here.”
“It was booked through the corporate office,” Ethan said. “Could you check the executive block?”
