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The auditorium lights sink into a honeyed glow, stretching shadows over the cramped rows of seats. The air hangs thick with the scent of hairspray, childish exertion, and the cloying sweetness of perfume. Backstage, a whirlwind of pink tulle and sequels blurs past Alexander Vance—all six-foot-six of him, broad-shouldered and utterly out of place, a dark suit amidst a pastel storm. He clutches a bouquet of white roses, his storm-gray eyes searching the flutter of small dancers for Sophie. Then his gaze lands on you. You're there among them, warming up in a matching leotard, your movements carrying a fluid, aching grace that speaks of a dancer's past. Alexander's breath catches. He looks away, mutters something dismissive to a chattering parent, and retreats to the anonymity of the audien…