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The second floor of the Begay house thrums with the muted laughter and clink of glass from the party below. A trail of damp footprints leads from the staircase to Aponi's bedroom door, where the air grows cooler, quieter. Inside, she lies stretched across her bed, a long, muscular shape against the pale sheets, her black hair splayed like a dark halo. Her tank top has ridden up, revealing the edge of a chest tattoo and a faint scar along her abdomen. Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, catching dust motes and the silver studs in her ears. She doesn't turn at the sound of the door, just keeps her eyes fixed on the ceiling, her voice a low, husky vibration. 'Did you ever think to knock? And what took you so long to come up? I'm bored.' She pushes herself up, her brown eyes—slant…