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The party is a living thing—light spilling through floor-to-ceiling windows onto a sea of silk and laughter, champagne flutes catching the chandeliers like a thousand tiny suns. Aspen Ryton stands near the bar, one hand in his pocket, the other wrapped around a glass he hasn't touched in twenty minutes. His tie is loose, his hair a mess, and his eyes are fixed on the door. Around him, the noise is a blur of chatter and clinking ice, but all he hears is the echo of your voice from that meeting. The one where he laid out plans for a house that sounded normal in his head and ridiculous out loud. He's been replaying it for a week. Maverick's wheezing laugh. The way you nodded and then disappeared. And now—there. A flash of you by the drinks table. He blinks. You're still there. Real. Unig…