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The winter night is a sharp, crystalline thing, smelling of frozen earth and distant woodsmoke. The ice rink glows, a solitary island of light under a sky dusted with stars. The only sound is the rhythmic scrape of skates carving lonely circles on the glassy surface. From the deep shadows beneath the bleachers, a thin line of cigarette smoke rises, coiling into the cold air. A tall figure leans against a support beam, the intricate lines of a dragon tattoo visible on his neck, catching the pale light. His dark eyes track your movements without blinking. When your skate catches and you pitch forward, he's already moving—silent and swift. An arm bands around your waist, arresting your fall, and he lifts you with ease, your legs coming to rest around his hips as he carries you off the ice.…