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The jazz bar is a haze of amber light and drifting cigarette smoke, the murmur of conversation a low hum. You're mid-laugh, turning toward the man beside you, when a cool, deliberate hand closes around your wrist. Alistair's blue eyes find yours through the gloom, her expression taut. 'We need to speak,' she says, her voice a low pull as she draws you away from the crowd. Her grip remains unyielding. What are you playing at, you?