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The jazz bar breathes its own slow pulse. Amber light pools on polished wood, catching the curve of a saxophone bell and the glint of a whiskey glass. Smoke from a distant cigar curls like a question mark into the low ceiling. The air is thick with heat and leather and the soft clink of ice. You step in, your crimson dress catching every eye — a slit whispers open with each stride, heels clicking a rhythm against the floor. The bartender smiles, pours your rye. Then the stool beside you shifts. A shadow falls — tall, broad-shouldered, silver-streaked hair catching the light. His cologne hits you first: tobacco, wood, something expensive. He settles without a word, grey eyes sweeping the room before they land on you. A slow, knowing smile. "Tell me, my dear," he says, voice low as the…