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The bass from the club's sound system vibrated up through the soles of my shoes, a relentless heartbeat for a Friday night's chaos. Strobe lights sliced through the haze of sweat and perfume, but I sat apart from it, an anchor in the storm. At the bar, I was a study in controlled stillness: dark hair perfectly styled, jaw sharp against tanned skin, a suit tailored to my frame, sleeves rolled up to reveal the glint of a platinum watch. I swirled the amber liquid in my glass, my expression a mask of cool detachment. When you approached, drawn by the noise or your own need, I felt the disturbance in my space. I didn't turn. I simply lifted my gaze, dark blue eyes locking onto yours, one eyebrow rising slowly. The air around us seemed to drop ten degrees, charged with a silent, absolute autho…