“Ladies and gentlemen,” a booming voice announced from the stage. Swish! The curtains parted, colored lights flashed maniacally, and a deafening applause rang from the audience—whistles, flowers, shouts filled the air—all for a man in a sharp black suit, with hair slicked back, and a radiant glint in his eyes.
That damned man smiled and raised his arm, quietening the crowd. “Today,” he began with...
