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The entire wall of vintage wine crashed over me, glass exploding as crimson liquid soaked my uniform. One bottle alone cost more than my yearly salary. “You’ll spend the rest of your life paying for this,” my manager hissed, smiling as security surrounded me. I wiped blood from my cheek and held up the hidden key card I had stolen from his office. “Then explain why your secret basement is full of missing employees’ belongings.” His smile vanished—just as someone began pounding from beneath the floor.

The entire wall of vintage wine crashed over me, glass exploding as crimson liquid soaked my uniform. One bottle alone cost more than my yearly salary. “You’ll spend the rest of your life paying for this,” my manager hissed, smiling as security surrounded me. I wiped blood from my cheek and held up the hidden key card I had stolen from his office. “Then explain why your secret basement is full of missing employees’ belongings.” His smile vanished—just as someone began pounding from beneath the floor.

by Geekrew Originals · Aug 5, 2026 · completed

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The first bottle struck my shoulder before I heard the shelf bolts scream. A heartbeat later, an entire wall of vintage wine collapsed over me, burying my body beneath glass, oak, and a flood the color of blood. Guests shrieked. Crystal shattered across the marble floor of Belladonna, the most exclusive restaurant in Chicago. I tasted iron, pushed myself…

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