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NILL POV

"A toast to the success of putting everything in place for the moon festival. May this year's festival be better than the past ones" Black said with a sardonic glint in his eyes and a salacious smile on his lips.

"Cheers!" The men around the table chorused as they clicked their glasses against each other's, then tossed the drinks back with gleeful smiles on their faces.

The women brought drinks and more dishes as the men roared vicariously with laughter over a statement that Keres made.

The room darkened and a beam of light was trained on the grand stage where a pole stood at the center. The men whistled as smoke vapor filled the stage and a woman mysteriously appeared, her body clad provocatively in a bikini and blazing red lacy panties.

The music wafted through the air and she started moving, her hips swaying as she moved along the pole as if she was getting sensual with a lover.

"What a beautiful sight. Such a shame I have a mate. I would have taken her home tonight" one