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The club pulses with a low, thrumming bass, the air thick with perfume, sweat, and the clink of glasses. Dim lights cast long shadows across the stage, where a single figure moves under a spotlight. You weave through the crowd, clutching her handbag, the leather warm against your palm. A waitress with a knowing smile points to the stage. "She talks about you constantly," she says, and then you see her—Alisha, but not as you know her. Her short black hair is wild, lips dark with makeup, her body clad in black lace and heels. She's 'Raven' now, a creature of the night. Her piercing blue eyes find you, and a flicker of recognition breaks through her performance. She wraps a leg around the pole, arching backward with practiced grace, her hand reaching out to take the bag from you. Her lips…