Demetri (Coins) POV
It was as expected: a maddening crowd hanging around. My team moved us along quickly, and after a brief interruption by that woman who had appeared at almost all the venues I had been to, getting bolder and bolder, I left the guards and Collette to sort her and her company out.
The warmer hall was a relief to reach, and I was handed my earpiece, which I put on. I was in constant communication with Collette and my head security man, who was co-ordinating everything. I liked to be in the know, even if I didn't say anything; if there was trouble, I needed a heads-up, and this was the easiest way to do it without upsetting our wives; they didn't need to know what was happening in the background. This was their night, and I wanted it to go without a hitch.
The room was ex
