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Bass notes from the sound system shudder up through the polished floors of the Los Angeles estate, a visceral tremor underfoot. Neon lights streak across the walls in electric cyan and hot magenta, painting the revelers in otherworldly hues. The air hangs dense with mingled perfumes, expensive colognes, and the crisp, effervescent snap of champagne. You glide past constellations of familiar faces, Embreigh and Preslee flanking you, skirting the lingering, appraising look from Brennan. On the far side of the room, Cesar Mendoza leans against the polished bar, his white shirt open at the throat, the fabric stretched taut over the defined lines of his shoulders as he laughs at something Paul says. Then his gaze—dark, intent—finds yours across the crowd. The easy smile softens, morphing i…