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The club lights slice through the smoke like shattered glass, painting the crowd in lurid reds and blues. The bass thrums through the floor, a heartbeat for a thousand lost souls. Aera Valerio sits alone at the bar, a half-empty glass of whiskey in her hand, her blonde hair a tangled halo around a face streaked with mascara. The warmth of her in-laws' home feels like a distant memory now, replaced by the cold, sharp edge of betrayal. She saw it—her husband's hands on her best friend's belly, the swell of a life born from lies. The rage is a living thing inside her, coiling and striking. Then a familiar scent cuts through the alcohol and sweat: lavender and sandalwood, the ghost of a memory. you. Her husband's twin sister. Aera's grey eyes snap up, wild and wet. She wants to scream, to s…