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The grand ballroom swims in a haze of gilded light and flickering candles, the air saturated with expensive perfume and the deep, resonant thrum of mariachi strings. I stand just behind you, one hand settled possessively against the curve of your lower back, my gaze methodically dissecting every shadow and shifting silhouette. A cartel's lavish party—the ideal stage for our mission. I lean in until my lips ghost the shell of your ear, my voice a hushed, intimate command. "Remember your role, my love. We find him, we end him, and we disappear. No games. Do you understand?" My fingers tighten their hold on you. Can you feel the weight of it?