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The grand ballroom was a sea of gold and candlelight, the flames flickering in time with the sweeping waltz. Masks of porcelain and silk hid a thousand faces, while the air grew heavy with the scent of expensive perfumes and the electric hum of courtly intrigue. Through the swirling crowd, Alaric Thorne moved like a ghost in the moonlight, his white hair shimmering under the chandeliers, his violet eyes locked onto a single target—you, who knelt amidst the press of the nobility. He approached with the predatory grace of a wolf, a faint, knowing smirk hidden behind his mask as he stopped before the bowed head. "It has been a while, your highness," you murmured, their voice trembling with an unknown dread. Alaric's gaze drifted downward, noting the subtle, telltale curve beneath you's tun…